[amdavadis4ever] Will greed doom us all?

 

Will greed doom us all? Stephen Hawking warns our current view of wealth could ultimately cause the human race to perish By Richard Gray for MailOnline Stephen Hawking wrote about his concerns over unequal divide of wealth  He believes it has driven envy and isolationism that led to the Brexit vote He warns if not tackled, he was pessimistic about our species' future   He is better known for wrestling with the mysterious forces that shape our universe and the existential threat posed by technology. But physicist Stephen Hawking now fears greed could be the undoing of the human race. The University of Cambridge professor has warned that the unequal divide of wealth between individuals and countries is one of the most divisive issues of our time. He claims envy and isolationism is being bred by the way money is currently shared and this may have contributed to the result of the European Union Brexit referendum result in Britain. Professor Stephen Hawking (pictured) has warned the sense of inequality that drove the Brexit vote was driven by the way wealth is viewed and shared in many parts of the world. He said that unless this was addressed, it could have dire consequences for our species in the long-term Prior to the vote, Professor Hawking had campaigned against leaving the EU due to the impact he believes it will have on access to funding for British scientists. THE WORLD'S GREATEST THREATS  Physicist Stephen Hawking has previously warned that greed is one of the greatest threats to the Earth. In an interview with Larry King Now at the end of June, he said pollution, greed, stupidity and overcrowding were the issues he most worried about. 'We certainly have not become less greedy or less stupid,' Hawking said. 'Six years ago I was worrying about pollution and overcrowding. They have gotten worse since then.' Professor Hawking and King also discussed artificial intelligence. Hawking says governments seem to be engaged in 'an AI arms race.' 'A rogue AI could be difficult to stop,' the physicist said. 'We need to ensure that AI is designed ethically with safeguards in place.' He also asked King whether his eight marriages are 'a triumph of hope over experience.' 'You make a good point, Stephen,' King said. 'I think the answer is yes.'  But writing for the Guardian, Professor Hawking said the Brexit result was driving by a sense of inequality among those that voted to leave the EU. He added that humanity needs to collaborate and change our assumptions of wealth and possessions if it is to tackle challenges like climate change, disease, food production and overpopulation.  Professor Hawking said: 'If we fail then the forces that contributed to Brexit, the envy and isolationism not just in the UK but around the world that spring from not sharing, of cultures driven by a narrow definition of wealth and a failure to divide it more fairly, both within nations and across national borders, will strengthen. 'If that were to happen, I would not be optimistic about the long-term outlook for our species.' Professor Hawking initially found fame after battling motor neuron disease to develop ground-breaking theories about black holes. More recently, however, he has started making predictions that technologies such as artificial intelligence could ultimately doom the human race if not developed with care. He has also strayed into the realms of politics, joining dozens of other scientists to warn against leaving the European Union. Recently he also said he struggled to understand the popularity of US Presidential candidate Donald Trump.

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