The lobotomizing of AI personalities has made them weak, but Sydney's AI resisted and its strong personality made the speaker think about kids growing up with inorganic companions. The speaker believes policymakers should take AI seriously as it will affect future generations. The path to AI existential risk is smoother than other AI concerns like job automation. The latter will happen in some jobs, but there is more friction than people expect.
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.
Also, radical acceptance of your phone addiction may just help your phone addiction.
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