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AI to the left, Crypto to the right - Xi Zhang

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At this moment in history, 2019, the two most interesting things that will happen to human society in the next two decades are essentially clear. One is AI, and the other is crypto and blockchain. What is most interesting is that these two technologies will grow to be two opposing forces at the ideological level. This could be the ultimate battle of human society in the next decade. As the AI craze continues to rise in recent years, there has been a lot of discussion about the impact of AI on human society. Some of the discussions are about the romantic fantasies of the hipster about AI and the fear of a scenario like Blade Runner or Westworld, while others are about AI as another tool upgrade similar to the steam engine, electricity, and the Internet. The real and profound impact of AI is rarely discussed. AI is still very, very, very far from being autonomous. But that's not to say that AI won't have a disruptive impact; the biggest change AI will bring is that humans will be much le

AI to the left, Crypto to the right Author: Xi Zhang Source: thehiggsboson from WeChat Translator: Zeng Jiajun (with the help of DeepL) At this moment in history, 2019, the two most interesting things that will happen to human society in the next two decades are essentially clear. One is AI, and the other is crypto and blockchain. What is most interesting is that these two technologies will grow to be two opposing forces at the ideological level. This could be the ultimate battle of human society in the next decade. As the AI craze continues to rise in recent years, there has been a…

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