The Dangers and Opportunities of Playing God

A conflict of interest lies at the heart of Artificial Intelligence

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AI could replace 300 million full-time jobs by 2030. It has the potential to be billions of times smarter than humans. That explains why developing it has been likened to a child playing with a bomb. To create intelligence, to play God, is to meddle with that which we don’t…