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Professor Stephen Hawking, one of the world's most scientists, has warned that robots and machines with intelligence could one day mean the of us all. Professor Hawking recently told the BBC in an that: "The development of full artificial intelligence (AI) could spell the end of the human ." The famous made his warning in response to a question about an to the app he uses to allow him to communicate. Hawking suffers from motor neuron (also known as ALS) and needs a special voice synthesizer to talk. The update will be able to predict he might want to use based on his previous .

Hawking said that AI has given many to many people. He said it is still in its early of development, but when it becomes more sophisticated, it could prove a to our existence. He said: "It would take off on its own, and re-design itself at an ever rate. Humans, who are limited by biological evolution, couldn't compete, and would be superseded." This is not the first he has issued such a warning. He gave a more warning in April 2014, saying: "One can imagine such outsmarting financial markets, out-inventing human , out-manipulating human leaders, and developing we cannot even understand."

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