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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
ET Science Desk

AI set to wipe out humans? Andrew Ng breaks his silence on artificial intelligence doomsday warnings as tech leaders debate whether superintelligent machines could become uncontrollable

One of the early pioneers of artificial intelligence, Andrew Ng, dismissed the dire predictions regarding the threat advanced forms of AI pose for the survival of humanity, terming them "much more science fiction than science".

As reported in Bloomberg News, this statement was made against the backdrop of warnings raised by researchers at leading AI firms about the risks associated with the fast evolution of AI technology and the likelihood of its becoming unmanageable.

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