The Economist: Espresso

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Arjun: I'd put myself a little bit closer to the super forecasting camp, to be honest. There's a lot of uncertainty over how much faster we can keep on boosting AI progress because you need a lot more computer power and data. If you already subscribed to the Economist, Espresso is available to you now. Get Espresso app to find out more. Walk in the side road.

Wiping out a tenth of the world? Possible. Wiping out all of humanity? Less likely, but not entirely impossible. We examine how two groups of experts have arrived at these worrying predictions about AI. Education is giving hope to inmates in a maximum security prison in New York (11:17). And, on Britain’s working men’s clubs which have nurtured rock bands for decades (18:00).

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