Humans could be controlled by robots, AI firm’s founder warns

Governments around the world could soon be shocked into regulating AI machines by an event that suddenly makes their impact real, one expert says. — Photo: Axel Heimken/dpa

LONDON: Robots could end up controlling humanity, the founder of an artificial intelligence firm has warned.

Emad Mostaque, 40, who founded Stability AI three years ago, said this could happen in a "worst case scenario” and humans could be told "goodbye, you’re kind of boring”.