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Fearing artificial consciousness

Fearing artificial consciousness

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Rob Archer
Mar 05, 2016
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Some scientists say we'll have artificial intelligence more advanced than us by 2050. I prefer to call that "artificial consciousness," because that's what we're really talking about.

But these scientists warn that the coming of artificial consciousness could mean "the extinction of the human race."

The only reason we freak out at the prospect of sharing …

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