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Can Myth Teach Us Anything About the Race to Build Artificial General Intelligence? With Josh Schrei

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Exploring the Motivations Behind AI Development

The snip discusses the deeper question of the underlying drive to create AI, which is described as being almost religious or mythical in nature. It raises the concern that technical and policy solutions may not be sufficient if the motivation behind AI development is deeply rooted in such beliefs. The speaker mentions a friend who spoke to major players at AI labs and found it surprising that everyone is driven to build AI, prompting a closer examination of the driving forces behind AI development.

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