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Jamie Timson

Experts call for AI pause over risk to humanity

Open letter says powerful new systems should only be developed once it is known they are safe

Tech leaders and experts including Elon Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and engineers from Google, Amazon and Microsoft have called for a six-month pause in the development of artificial intelligence systems to allow time to make sure they are safe.

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