Tech and Science leaders confront strong AI with bold PR

by Hallie Siegel

31 July 2015

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a close read of the letter shows that the authors manage to both suggest an overstated case for the imminence of strong AI in the quasi-religious tone of Singularitarianism and simultaneously undersell the reality of autonomous weapons currently deployed in the world. It’s at best symbolic, and at worst a bold and glossy bit of publicity-mongering to draw sympathy for the commercial AI applications championed, led and funded by its authors and signatories…

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