Peter Cochrane: Fish can't climb trees and AI won't eclipse humanity

AI will steer our evolution but not take over

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Fish can’t climb trees and AI won’t eclipse humanity
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Fish can’t climb trees and AI won’t eclipse humanity

Science doesn't care what you believe, and AI doesn't care what you think.

In 50 years, we will look back at the endless AI debates and how it doesn't think like us, is not self-aware, has no soul, no consciousness, or indeed any originality of thought and creation. To...

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