Deep Questions with Cal Newport — Are We About to Lose Control of AI? | AI Reality Check

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Are We About to Lose Control of AI? | AI Reality Check

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News. Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia (0:00) Are we about to lose control of AI? (3:04) How much should we be afraid of recursive self improvement? (7:52) Are these fears justified? (9:36) Faster software development doesn’t equal smarter AI…

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