AXIOS April 18, 2024
Ina Fried

Some of the biggest names in tech took to the TED stage this week to reiterate the boundless possibilities of AI, with only brief nods to its risks and few new ideas for addressing them.

Why it matters: The technology industry is racing to create AI systems that could surpass human intelligence — and also believes they will somehow remain within our control.

Driving the news: Industry giants painted bold pictures of utopian breakthroughs.

  • Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis suggested that while today’s science sees only a few limbs of the tree of knowledge, AI could allow us to see “the entire tree” one day.
  • Mustafa Suleyman, Hassabis’ co-founder at DeepMind and now a top Microsoft executive, went further,...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Conferences / Podcast, Technology, Trends
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