Is the Earth really round?

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Well... Is it?

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OK, so it was a silly question... And no one else seems to have any questions for this forum.

Oh well, no problem... Here are a few brief answers to some real questions:

Brief Answers to the Big Questions

by Stephen Hawking

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I just bought the Kindle version of the book. I first downloaded a sample and then promptly deleted it when I read the index and realized that I needed to know what Stephen Hawking's take on AI was...

Since Stephen's passing away, there have been some quite dramatic advancements in machine learning and AI.

At the moment, it is all the rage.

But Stephen Hawking has a few words of caution... and I quote from the book:

"It’s tempting to dismiss the notion of highly intelligent machines as mere science fiction, but this would be a mistake, and potentially our worst mistake ever."