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The Twisted Consequences of Chatbots

Ned Desmond

In December last year, the autonomous robotaxi firm Waymo took a notable victory lap. The occasion was an independent analysis of Waymoโ€™s safety record based on data from nearly...

The Threat of Artificial Intelligence

Ned Desmond

The technologies referred to as โ€œartificial intelligenceโ€ or โ€œAIโ€ are more momentous than most people realize. Their impact will be at least equal to, and may well exceed, that...