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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Harry Taylor

Ministers not doing enough to control AI, says UK professor

Prof Stuart Russell
Prof Stuart Russell told the Times that the ‘stakes couldn’t be higher’. Photograph: Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images

One of the professors at the forefront of artificial intelligence has said ministers are not doing enough to protect against the dangers of super-intelligent machines in the future.

In the latest contribution to the debate about the safety of the ever-quickening development of AI, Prof Stuart Russell told the Times that the government was reluctant to regulate the industry despite the concerns that the technology could get out of control and threaten the future of humanity.

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