Recently immortalized on the silver screen, Stephen Hawking has taken to a bit of a media tour, speaking to numerous publications about "the Theory of Everything" and a potential robot takeover.

Speaking with BBC News, the scientist who did not need a biopic to cement his name in history said the human race should not be rushing to develop artificial intelligence. He said the AI in everyday life is quite useful, as something of the sort helps him speak, but warned that it could get out of hand.

"The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race," Hawking told BBC News.

A renowned theoretical physicist, Hawking suffers from ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease) and is almost entirely paralyzed. To speak, he uses a dictation device using technology from Swiftkey, a British company that also develops a Swype smartphone keyboard app.

Hawking's device gradually learns how he thinks and uses that data to better predict what he wants to say.

"It would take off on its own, and re-design itself at an ever increasing rate," he said. "Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn't compete, and would be superseded."

In "the Theory of Everything," Hawking is portrayed by Eddie Redmayne, who you probably first saw as Marius in the 2012 film adaptation of "Les Misérables." He told Wired in a newly published interview that he knows his computerized voice is part of who he is, but he embraces it.

He said he loves communication, especially when he is lecturing on science and his fields of expertise.

"I was able to speak with a speech synthesiser, though it gave me an American accent. I have kept that voice, because it's now my trademark," he told Wired. "Before I lost my voice, it was slurred, so only those close to me could understand, but with the computer voice, I found I could give popular lectures.

"I enjoy communicating science. It is important that the public understands basic science, if they are not to leave vital decisions to others."