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The famous theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking, has revived the debate on whether our search for improved artificial intelligence will one day lead to thinking machines that will take over from us. The British scientist made the claim during a wide-ranging interview with the BBC. Hawking has the motor neurone

Ten years ago, Stephen Hawking made a bet with the man in the office next door at Cambridge University: South Africa’s Neil Turok, the son of ANC MP Ben Turok. The iconic scientist balked at Turok’s proposal for a money wager, so they agreed on another kind of stake: bragging rights over which of them had discovered