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Concerns about the risks of artificial intelligence, and whether the companies building it are doing enough to keep it safe, have erupted across the tech world. Jacob Coxon, who previously worked at Anthropic and OpenAI, wrote that the industry understands the potential risks but is moving ahead anyway. @GeoffRBennettt... show more

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Stephen Boisvert (High IQ) 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱🇫🇷2 days ago

A lot of people in tech aren't as intelligent or knowledgable as you might think based on their job title. I wouldn't discount the possibility he's psychotic

Peter Hanse2 days ago

We just took him at his word and did not get second opinion. That is not good reporting and agains most journalists standards not to check source claims.

Arifi Labs2 days ago

PBS, stick to animal planet style educational documentaries not this psyche ai 🧐

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