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The tech industry has known for the past decade that artificial intelligence carries significant risks. Three years before his 2018 death, Stephen Hawking went so far as to warn that, “The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.” So why hasn’t Big Tech acted to quell those fears? An industry that had public trust as a primary concern would have taken steps to develop safety protocols to offset the potential dangers. But today’s tech leaders instinctively recoil from establishing any regulations or industry standards that hinder their ability to maximize profits, which explains why...
