subject: The Truth About Self-Replicating Machines [print this page] So why would our beloved machines turn on us? Why would they hunt us down, kill us, even possibly drive us to extinction? I for one don't think it would be because they will gain consciousness as depicted in 'Terminator.' I think the simple reason will be, if it ever happens, because we program them to do so. Put in another way, our greed and lust for power could make such a thing possible.
