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The Perils of Artificial Intelligence
Stephen Hawking, the world-renowned physicist, says it’s already time to get serious about science fiction made real.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenTranscendence is the latest film about artificial intelligence acting against the interests of its creators, the human species. Now Stephen Hawking, the world-renowned physicist, says it’s already time to get serious about science fiction made real. Also, Putin celebrates Victory Day in Crimea while fighting continues, and a crisis of confidence in America's leadership class.
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3 storiesFighting in Crimea While Putin Celebrates in Crimea
Deadly fighting continued today in Eastern Ukraine, but in the Crimean port of Sebastopol on the Black Sea, tens of thousands turned out to see Russian President Vladimir Putin preside over a triumphant spectacle of warships and fighter jets. This is Victory Day, in which Russia celebrates the defeat of Adolph Hitler in World War II.
Read the story8 minArtificial Intelligence: Is the Promise Worth the Peril?
Artificial intelligence might be the death of humanity. That’s from no less an authority than Stephen Hawking, the world’s best-known physicist. Other scientists are heeding his warning that programs could outsmart their programmers with unintended consequences that can’t be predicted.
Read the story34 minA Crisis of Confidence in America's Leadership Class
The latest Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll is out today, and it shows it’s not just the Tea Party; Americans across the board are having a crisis of confidence with national leadership in politics, government and business.
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