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ArtificiaI intelligence could enslave humanity and force it to generate power for machines — like “The Matrix,” an expert has warned.
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Professor Tim Coulson, one of Britain’s leading evolutionary biologists, believes artificial intelligent could enslave humanity. (Palamedes via SWNS)
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