Robots to be more intelligent than humans in 40 years

Intel's crystal ball: comes complete with that plunky music
Intel's crystal ball: comes complete with that plunky music

Intel has had a little chat about the future of the computing and robotics at the recent IDF event, and has come out with some alarming facts.

The firm predicts in just over 40 years machines may have the reasoning power of humans, though stopped short of saying they will become our masters and we will be forced to do their bidding.

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Gareth Beavis
Formerly Global Editor in Chief

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