Hawking will then in turn answer all of the questions in the following weeks.

Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has begun his first “Ask Me Anything” thread on Reddit, but in a first for the social media site, the chat will be conducted over several days due to Hawking’s physical limitations. Starting today you are invited onto Reddit’s Science subreddit to post your questions. Instead of answering questions for an hour though, which is usually how AMAs occur, Hawking will be answering anything you have to ask for just over a week.

British scientist Stephen Hawking speaks during a press conference in London, Britain, 20 July 2015. This makes it possible for the physicist to answer the questions with the help of the assistive computer and the fans will also get the chance to spend a little more time with Hawking.

The British physicist, best known for his work on black holes and gravitational singularities, has voiced concern about the advancement of intelligent machines, which he thinks may pose a serious threat to humans.

This current AMA is part of a larger initiative by Nokia together with Wired to raise awareness of the dangers of AI and to assure that technology serves us in the right way.

Hawking and Russian technology entrepreneur Yuri Milner have recently launched the biggest scientific push in the search for alien life.

Hawking wants to use the platform to create a discussion about Artificial Intelligence, and he’s coming at it from a very specific viewpoint. “I appreciate all of your understanding, and taking the time to ask me your questions”. Hawking has agreed to hold a discussion session that will last one week on Reddit, which is one of the most used forums on the Internet. The analysts believe that this edition of Reddit AMA will see a variety of questions, with a considerable number aimed at Artificial Intelligence. While we have reviewed their content to make sure it complies with our Terms and Conditions, MNN is not responsible for the accuracy of any of their information.