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Jul 2023
1h 57m

So You Want to Be a Sorcerer in the Age ...

Joshua Schrei
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The rise of Artificial Intelligence has generated a rush of conversation about benefits and risks, about sentience and intelligence, and about the need for ethics and regulatory measures. Yet it may be that the only way to truly understand the implications of AI — the powers, the potential consequences, and the protocols for dealing with world-altering techn ... Show More
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