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If hobbits and wizards aren't your thing, perhaps you're into science fiction.

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And as Phil Han reports, it's a struggle between man and machines [that] could become a reality very soon.

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Murder's a new trick for a robot.

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It's a threat that could change the course of humanity, and it's not what you think.

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We're gonna miss the good old days.

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What good old days?

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When people were killed by other people.

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Just like the Hollywood film I, Robot, what if machines started developing their own artificial intelligence?

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Robots might naturally evolve.

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It's a real enough danger that Cambridge University has set up a new center to study the pitfalls posed by artificial intelligence.

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And they're not the only ones. But don't panic just yet.

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What if there's a transition into a situation where perhaps the balance of power changes between us and artificial intelligence?

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I think that is far more likely to be something that happens over a period of time.

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While the kinds of robotic technology seen in films may still be a long way off,

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billions of dollars are being spent each year on developing artificial intelligence in military systems.

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The U.S. has already developed a slew of high-tech gadgets, from pilotless drones to machines that can run faster than Usain Bolt.

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Other robots with artificial intelligence include creations that can even walk on ice or detect uneven terrain.

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While many of us may have visions like this scene from the hit The Terminator, where the Skynet military system is destroying the planet,

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it doesn't look like it'll happen in our lifetime.

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But then again, no one ever really does know what the future holds.

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I'll be back.