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Special Edition: Could AI Really Kill Us...

ERICA MANDY
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AI "doomsday" warnings have been around for years,  but lately, they've started to feel less theoretical.

MIT researcher Dr. Neil Thompson explains how realistic catastrophic AI risks actually are, why concern is growing now, and what recent incidents may tell us about where the technology is headed.

Plus, we discuss what it would realistically take to prevent the worst-case scenarios… 

 

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