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Kaushik Basu: why artificial general intelligence poses structural risks to society as we know it
It could render vast numbers unemployed and deprived of livelihood. Even a universal basic income wouldn’t make up for the extreme concentrations of wealth and power it could cause. We must think hard about all this.
World's Richest 10% Are Costing Earth Trillions, Study Finds
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