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Apr 2019
24m 23s

Andrew Ng on building an AI workforce

Financial Times
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Artificial intelligence expert Andrew Ng talks to John Thornhill about his concern that AI technology is concentrating wealth in the hands of a few and why we need to spread AI skills and understanding across society.

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