Can We Slow Down Artificial Intelligence?
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Vocabulary
artificial intelligence /ˌɑːr.tɪ.ˈfɪʃ.əl ɪn.ˈtɛl.ə.dʒəns/ noun
computer systems that can learn and make decisions like humans do
Artificial intelligence helps doctors find diseases in medical images.
slowdown /ˈsloʊ.daʊn/ noun
when something moves or develops more slowly than before
The company announced a slowdown in new product development.
release /rɪˈlis/ verb
to make something available to the public
The software company will release a new version next month.
Article
Many people worry that artificial intelligence is growing too fast. Some experts think we should slow down how quickly AI develops. But stopping or slowing AI is much harder than it sounds. There are many difficult questions about what a real slowdown would look like.
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