‘Tech leaders issue warning: AI raises risk of extinction”¹ comes across as another version of science fiction stories that have been around for decades about humans creating something greater than themselves that finally destroys them. Although it’s obviously risky to allow a computer to control weapons, money, medical records, or anything else without responsible human supervision, even the most intelligent imaginable computer is limited if its sole interface with the human world consists of a video monitor and a keyboard.

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