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Jun 2023
12m 14s

How AI Is Saving Humanity

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"The first ultraintelligent machine is the last invention that man need ever make." This statement was made by mathematician Irving John Good in 1965. He was envisioning a machine smarter than any human who had ever lived, one that would design even smarter machines and leave humans in the dust. Now, while we still haven't created an ultra-intelligent machine, we have successfully created something that could end our species.  But if used correctly, could also save us.


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