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How Much Faith Do You Have in the Human Race?

AGI, Human Values, and the Choices That Will Shape Our Future

By Nathan Chappell

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Marie Curie or Mary Shelley? That was the first question I was asked as I arrived at the registration desk for an exclusive, invite-only gathering at Harvard Law - a private convening on the Future of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Alongside the question came a choice: pick a notebook adorned with the likeness of one of these women for jotting d…

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