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Here’s why the public needs to challenge the ‘good AI’ myth pushed by tech companies

By Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Professor in Global Thought and Comparative Philosophies, Director of Centre for AI Futures, SOAS, University of London

While there’s been much negative discussion about AI, including on the possibility that it will take over the world, the public is also being bombarded with positive messages about the technology, and what it can do.

This “good AI” myth is a key tool used…

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