Why making pretend people with AGI is a waste of energy

The Register
Apr 14, 2024, 2:26 pm296 ptsTop
Industrial revolution didn't give us human mimics, so why should AI think like us, this computer scientist wonders Interview While the likes of OpenAI and Google DeepMind chase after some fabled artificial general intelligence, not everyone thinks that's the best use of our time and energy in developing AI.…

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