Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI argues for and against itself in Oxford Union debate

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Course co-director Dr Alex Connock admitted that the debate was something of "a gimmick", but argued that as AI is likely to be the subject of discussion "for decades to come" it was important to have a "morally agnostic participant". . "

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