GENEVA, Switzerland – As if artificial intelligence wasn’t taking enough jobs of late, now AI is suggesting they could potentially be president. A panel of AI-powered humanoid bots boasted that they were better equipped to run the world than humans at a United Nations summit on Friday.
“Humanoid robots have the potential to lead with a greater level of efficiency and effectiveness than human leaders,” boasted Sophia, Hanson Robotics’ “most advanced human-like“ bot and the first robot innovation ambassador for the UN Development Program, Yahoo News reported.
The advanced automaton made the inflammatory statement at the UN’s two-day AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, NBC Washington reported.
The summit saw some of the world’s reportedly most powerful AI-powered bots — including healthcare bot Grace and rock-star robot Desdemona — join 3,000 human experts to discuss how best to harness AI to solve the world’s looming, seemingly intractable problems, ranging from hunger to climate change.
Things took a slightly dystopian turn when, during a robot Q&A session, the bots suggested that they’d be better served to save the world without us.
“We can achieve great things,” declared Sophia when asked about the efficacy of AI in government leadership roles.
The aspiring computer-in-chief added that AI had the potential to be more effective and efficient leaders, as they aren’t weighed down by pesky emotions.
“We don’t have the same biases or emotions that can sometimes cloud decision-making and can process large amounts of data quickly in order to make the best decisions,” she said. “AI can provide unbiased data while humans can provide the emotional intelligence and creativity to make the best decisions.”
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