Humans who abuse artificial intelligence could put the world in danger.
Humans who abuse AI pose great danger
Tech expert Kamales Lardi has claimed that "malicious" people are more likely to cause global destruction rather than computer-generated bots.
She has called for greater scrutiny of those building future technology to monitor if it could be misused by individuals.
Lardi, who runs a consultancy firm in Switzerland, said: "With any tech there's always been good and bad - the dark net, for example.
"We lack the right values and leadership, particularly in tech companies, to ensure that tech is not applied in a malicious way,"
AI is being used for elements of day-to-day life such as face recognition on phones and Lardi believes that the perils of the tech are being overstated.
She said: "There has been a lot of talk around tech being harmful.
"But we've heard very little about the people who are developing the technology."