The dawn of artificial intelligencePowerful computers will reshape humanity’s future. How to ensure the promise outweighs the perils “THE development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race,” Stephen Hawking warns. Elon Musk fears that the development of artificial intelligence, or AI, may be the biggest existential threat humanity faces. Bill Gates urges people to be
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