Theoretical physicist and cosmologist (1942-2018); Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge; author of A Brief History of Time
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“the rise of artificial intelligence is likely to extend this job destruction deep into the middle classes, with only the most caring, creative or supervisory roles remaining.”AIEconomy
“Computers will overtake humans with AI at some within the next 100 years.”AI
“I have a bet of $100 that we won’t find the Higgs”Technology
“Of course many people will say that genetic engineering on humans should be banned. But I rather doubt if they will be able to prevent it. Genetic engineering on plants and animals will be allowed for economic reasons and someone is bound to try it on humans.”HealthTechnology
“Nevertheless I am confident we will discover it by the end of the 21st century and probably much sooner.”Technology
“I expect super symmetry will be confirmed eventually by experiments at CERN in Geneva.”Technology
“Nevertheless, I am sure that during the next century, people will discover how to modify both intelligence, and instincts like aggression.”HealthTechnology