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Why some people fear AI, explained.

Future Perfect The case for taking AI seriously as a threat to humanity Why some people fear AI, explained. by Kelsey Piper Illustrations by Javier Zarracina for Vox Updated Oct 15, 2020, 5:30 PM UTC Javier Zarracina/Vox Part Of The rapid development of AI has benefits — and poses serious risks see all updates Kelsey Piper is a contributing editor at Future Perfect, Vox’s effective altruism-inspired section on the world’s biggest challenges. She explores wide-ranging topics like climate change, artificial intelligence, vaccine development, and factory farms, and also writes the Future Perfect

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