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One Year Since the AI Pause Petition

Just because we can imagine something terrible happening, that does not mean it will happen.

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Max Tegmark speaks at TED2018 - The Age of Amazement, April 10 - 14, 2018, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED

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