As artificial intelligence rapidly advances, experts debate level of threat to humanity

As artificial intelligence rapidly advances, experts debate level of threat to humanity

The development of artificial intelligence is speeding up so quickly that it was addressed briefly at both Republican and Democratic conventions. Science fiction has long theorized about the ways in which machines might one day usurp their human overlords. As the capabilities of modern AI grow, Paul Solman looks at the existential threats some experts fear and that some see as hyperbole.

 

As artificial intelligence rapidly advances, experts debate level of threat to humanity

As artificial intelligence rapidly advances, experts debate level of threat to humanity

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