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Which side of the A.I. debate are you on: Musk or Zuckerberg?

by Anne Hobson

Sept 18, 2018

issues: Artificial Intelligence, Technology and Innovation

originally published in Big Think

Anne Hobson cited in Big Think:

The short of it is this: Mark Zuckerberg believes heavily in artificial intelligence, putting his faith and money behind the thought that the technology will save us from ourselves.

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