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will AI be our asteroid?

Posted on December 3, 2016 by bfyates
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I’ve become increasingly interested in the issue of Artificial Intelligence as threat. No less than Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking have suggested that the creation of conscious AI will be an extinction event for humanity.  If so, then why aren’t more people talking about it?  Have a look at this TED talk by Sam Harris.

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