Intelligence

AI doomers are wrong. The 'existential threat' is about who controls information - not the singularity

Fear that AI is an existential threat to humanity is going viral. But there's little evidence that God-like AI superintelligence is possible. The real threat comes from the abuse of AI to manipulate information - which could derail civilisation at a crucial turning point in history.

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Why Google made the NSA

Inside the secret network behind mass surveillance, endless war, and Skynet — part 2

  • Nafeez M Ahmed
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Nafeez M Ahmed