ET will ‘Conquer and Colonise’ Humanity, Warns Stephen Hawking <br /> <br />Professor Stephen Hawking has previously said artificial intelligence could control humans in 100 years. <br /> <br />Now, in his latest dire warning, the physicist claims that if AI doesn’t conquer humanity, an advanced alien civilisation may do so instead. <br /> <br />‘If aliens visit us, the outcome could be much like when Columbus landed in America, which didn’t turn out well for the Native Americans,’ Professor Hawking said in a recent interview.‘Such advanced aliens would perhaps become nomads, looking to conquer and colonise whatever planets they can reach,’ Hawking told El Pais. http://http://tinyurl.com/q5fthsh <br /> <br />Hawking is currently heading up a major search for intelligent alien life using two of the world’s most powerful telescopes. <br /> <br />MailOnline <br />Read more here: http://tinyurl.com/glrkct6
