For decades, the image of artificial intelligence destroying humanity was trapped in the collective imagination through movies, Terminator transformed Skynet into a symbol of technological fear, a machine that wakes up, becomes aware and decides that we, human beings, are an obstacle to the survival of machines, but now that humanoid robots begin to leave laboratories and artificial intelligence systems advance at an impressive speed, an inevitable question returned to the center of the debate, we are really walking towards a future similar to that in cinema. he imagined.

To answer that, we first need to understand what does not yet exist, most of today's artificial intelligences, as impressive as they may seem, are still just algorithms specialized in something specific, they write texts, analyze and create realistic images, videos, program software and control machines, but they do not possess a general understanding of the world comparable to that of a human being, at least not officially.

For a Skynet-style scenario to occur, technology needs to achieve AGI, artificial general intelligence. That is the historical framework where the machine stops just responding to commands and begins to understand, learn and execute any human intellectual task autonomously. Scientists and industry leaders prove that we can reach that level of computational intelligence much sooner than we imagined, opening the doors to a new evolutionary era.

It is precisely at that point where the real debate arises, not because a machine would begin to hate humans, but because an extremely powerful intelligence could pursue objectives in ways its creators never anticipated. Many AI security researchers warn that the risk is not in artificial emotions or fiction-style rebellion.

The danger lies in the misalignment between the goals of the machine and the interests of humanity. The concern increases even more when that intelligence stops existing solely within computers and begins to inhabit physical bodies, we are entering the era of embodied intelligence, humanoid robots, autonomous industrial machines, satellites, intelligent vehicles and connected systems begin to form a gigantic physical infrastructure powered by increasingly sophisticated algorithms.

It is that combination of digital brain and mechanical body that fuels much of humanity's fears, but there is another side to a story that usually receives less attention; If we look at the current direction of research, most advances point to something very different from an apocalyptic scenario, artificial intelligence is accelerating scientific discoveries, aiding in the development of medicines, optimizing energy systems and solving problems that would take years for human teams to analyze alone.

And in this scenario of advances, humanoid robots will be able to take on dangerous tasks in mines, oil platforms, nuclear plants, disaster environments and many other areas; Advanced systems will be able to assist doctors, researchers and engineers at levels never seen before.

Instead of completely replacing humanity, technology can become an extension of human capabilities, that does not mean that the risks are non-existent. Hence the question, is there any real possibility of a mechanical rebellion occurring?

Security specialists estimate that the probability of an extreme apocalyptic scenario where machines decide to actively exterminate humanity revolves around minimum percentages between 1% and 5%. This probability only exists if engineers completely fail in security protocols, supervision systems, ethical alignment and control mechanisms will continue to be fundamental for the coming decades.

What we can affirm now is that all the technological advances that we are witnessing are real and during these years and you will see how advanced we are and you will be able to answer me in the end if Skynet and its thefts will subjugate humanity or if we will have abundance and prosperity coming from machines.