Hey, it's M here's Book of the Day. I'm Andrew Limbaugh. Whenever I hear something on the news about

AI, a part of me does think, oh, cool, another thing to worry about on the list of other vague

existential threats in the back of my head. But you know, you can't just not engage with this

very real thing that is oncoming. So today, we've got two different perspectives on AI.

In a bit, we'll hear from cartoonist Amy Kurzweil, who used AI to connect with her late

grandfather.

But first, Mustafa Suleiman is someone who works in AI, helped co-found an AI company.

So he's in some Luddite, but his book, The Coming Wave, is a warning about AI.

And he told the Empire Steve Inskeep that, yes, AI is this new and dangerous and complicated

thing.

But we have in the past used government regulation to turn previously scary things into

just everyday conveniences.

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A leading voice in artificial intelligence favors regulation of it.

Mustafa Suleiman co-founded the AI firm Deep Mind, and he worries about the consequences of his

own creations.

Suleiman says governments need to prevent anyone from using AI to destabilize the world.

We have to start really thinking about the precautionary principle.

I mean, the consequences are so vast and potentially so huge, both positive and negative,

that this is a moment when we need strong governments and proactive intervention.

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