[ekianjo]

probably faster and cheaper to create human like machines In the near term that have none of the problems we have living in harsher environments.

[gulpahum]

Exactly! That's why I think we should keep building better AI. It'll be AI, which will be traveling out to the stars, not humans.

We could send a probe to a star and once it reaches it, we could simply beam the AI using a transmitter to the probe. Once AI has done its work there, it can be beamed back to Earth (it there is need for that). Build a network of probes and AI can travel between stars at light speed!

[pmoriarty]

Creation of AI is not without its own risks to humanity.

[ekianjo]

Not sure what you mean. If we create sentient AI, why dont you consider them to be as human as their creators? It's a matter of philosophy in the end.