If hobbits and wizards aren't your thing, perhaps you're into science fiction.
And as Phil Han reports, it's a struggle between man and machines [that] could become a reality very soon.
Murder's a new trick for a robot.
It's a threat that could change the course of humanity, and it's not what you think.
We're gonna miss the good old days.
What good old days?
When people were killed by other people.
Just like the Hollywood film I, Robot, what if machines started developing their own artificial intelligence?
Robots might naturally evolve.
It's a real enough danger that Cambridge University has set up a new center to study the pitfalls posed by artificial intelligence.
And they're not the only ones. But don't panic just yet.
What if there's a transition into a situation where perhaps the balance of power changes between us and artificial intelligence?
I think that is far more likely to be something that happens over a period of time.
While the kinds of robotic technology seen in films may still be a long way off,
billions of dollars are being spent each year on developing artificial intelligence in military systems.
The U.S. has already developed a slew of high-tech gadgets, from pilotless drones to machines that can run faster than Usain Bolt.
Other robots with artificial intelligence include creations that can even walk on ice or detect uneven terrain.
While many of us may have visions like this scene from the hit The Terminator, where the Skynet military system is destroying the planet,
it doesn't look like it'll happen in our lifetime.
But then again, no one ever really does know what the future holds.
I'll be back.