No god in the machine: the pitfalls of AI worship

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The Guardian

Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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The rise of artificial intelligence has sparked a panic about computers gaining power over humankind. But the real threat comes from falling for the hype. By Navneet Alang. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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1:30.0	No God in the Machine, the pitfalls of AI worship by Navnith Long.
1:39.6	In Arthur C. Clark's short story The Nine Billion names of God. A sect of monks in Tibet believes
1:46.6	humanity has a divinely inspired purpose, inscribing all the various names of God.
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