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What the Head of the New UK AI Foundation Model Taskforce Thinks of AI
The AI Daily Brief (Formerly The AI Breakdown): Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis
The Future of Artificial General Intelligence
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Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is a computer system capable of generating new scientific knowledge and performing any task that humans can. Most experts view the arrival of AGI as a historical and technological turning point, akin to the splitting of the atom or the invention of the printing press. The leading AI companies are moving towards it more swiftly than anyone expected. This development would bring significant risks for the future of the human race. Ian felt deeply wrong that consequential decisions potentially affecting every life on Earth could be made by a small group of private citizens without democratic oversight.
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