I think it is very likely that way before AI is automating everybody's job, it is distracting people in a more profound way. I'm not sure we realize how much of life there is to colonize with socializing prior to what is about to happen. And so I just see a much smoother path to making us less productive than more. That's not a prediction, but it is maybe meant as a provocation.
The New York Times Opinion columnist Ezra Klein has spent years talking to artificial intelligence researchers. Many of them feel the prospect of A.I. discovery is too sweet to ignore, regardless of the technology’s risks.
Today, Mr. Klein discusses the profound changes that an A.I.-powered world will create, how current business models are failing to meet the A.I. moment, and the steps government can take to achieve a positive A.I. future.
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