Smart machines: What's the worst that could happen? - tech - 27 July 2009 - New Scientist

Smart machines: What's the worst that could happen? - tech - 27 July 2009 - New Scientist: "An invasion led by artificially intelligent machines. Conscious computers. A smartphone virus so smart that it can start mimicking you. You might think that such scenarios are laughably futuristic, but some of the world's leading artificial intelligence (AI) researchers are concerned enough about the potential impact of advances in AI that they have been discussing the risks over the past year. Now they have revealed their conclusions."