This is my first commencement address and perhaps my last after you have heard me out. I love the idea of science and art and it too often ignored in technology all the time. This is the story dominating the industry right now. Will the new iteration of AI eventually become self aware and then kill all of humanity because it's the logical thing to do? The short answer, sorry, the report is yes. Or no, maybe, probably, probably. But let's put a pin in that in this upcoming reality show about the human race. We can call it the last of us and get back to that in the end because it's an important issue.
This May, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art invited Kara to deliver its commencement address. Today, we’d like to share her speech with you. Kara discusses the arc of her career and the lessons she’s picked up covering the most powerful in tech — plus gardening.
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