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Jul 2023
1h 19m

#650 - Geoffrey Miller - How Dangerous I...

Chris Williamson
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Geoffrey Miller is a professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of New Mexico, a researcher and an author. Artificial Intelligence possesses the capability to process information thousands of times faster than humans. It's opened up massive possibilities. But it's also opened up huge debate about the safety of creating a machine which is more int ... Show More
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