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Pamela McCorduck (What to think about machines that think)
Pamela McCorduck reflects on the evolving public opinion on AI, acknowledging its significance as a transformative scientific, technological, and social event.
Pamela McCorduck reflects on the evolving public opinion on AI, acknowledging its significance as a transformative scientific, technological, and social event. She posits that AI could serve as a complementary intelligence to humans, citing the example of chess where human-machine teams outperform either alone. McCorduck mentions the AI100 project at Stanford University, funded for a century, as an ongoing effort to address the ethical and societal implications of AI. She suggests that the pursuit of AI is driven by deep human desires, ranging from the quest for knowledge to self-preservation. McCorduck concludes that embracing AI could be a sign of social maturity, as humanity takes responsibility for its own fate.
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