Cade says there's plenty to fear about AI, even if the dystopian vision of super-intelligent computers is a long way off. Two of the world's leading AI labs say their stated mission is to build what they call artificial general intelligence (EGI) Cade wades into the biggest ethical dilemma of them all when it comes to AI: What do we do if one day computers are smarter than we are?
Imagine a world where AI is everywhere — where self-driving cars roam the streets and chatbots can do your homework. Oh, wait. That world already exists. This is exciting news for some. For others, it's slightly terrifying. Whichever camp you fall into, there are two questions we should all be asking: Where is this technology going? And what will happen if we let it develop unchecked? For answers, we turn to Cade Metz, a tech reporter at the New York Times and author of "Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World."
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