Smart assistants could soon come with a 'moral AI' to decide whether to report their owners for breaking the law. That's the suggestion of academics at who say that household gadgets like the Amazon Echo and Google Home should be enhanced with ethical smart software. This would let them to weigh-up whether to report illegal activity to the police, effectively putting millions of people under constant surveillance. Scroll down for videoSmart assistants could soon come with a 'moral AI' to decide whether to report their owners for breaking the law. The committee insisted AI needs to be developed for the common good and that the 'autonomous power to hurt, destroy or deceive human beings should never be vested in artificial intelligence'.

Source: Daily Mail February 22, 2019 12:33 UTC