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127 AI companies are trying to build god. Shouldn’t they get our permission first?

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Sigal Samuel @ Vox 1 place · 10/11/2024 08:30 EDT

AI companies are trying to build god. Shouldn’t they get our permission first?

AI companies are on a mission to radically change our world. They’re working on building machines that could outstrip human intelligence and unleash a dramatic economic transformation on us all.  Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, has basically told us he’s trying to build a god — or “magic intelligence in the sky,” as he […]

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