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Artificial intelligence: The future is superintelligent

Stuart Russell weighs up a book on the risks and rewards of the AI revolution.

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Russell, S. Artificial intelligence: The future is superintelligent. Nature 548, 520–521 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/548520a

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  1. Artificial Intelligence has the potential to be revolutionary and transform the world. With AI, Automation could transform all the ways we work by replacing the humans with machines, bots and software. Self-driving cars are the best
    example of AI development.
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