Slash, Prune or Let It Grow: How Would You Manage A.I.?

By The Editorial Board

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Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow keeps coming faster. We live, quite suddenly, in a world of chatbot boyfriends and killer drones and trucks driving themselves between Dallas and Houston. It can feel as though humans are losing control.

We still have the power to shape the future, to make rules for artificial intelligence, to ensure that technology remains in the service of humankind. But we are short on time.

With help from dozens of experts, we’ve compiled this list of pressing questions about A.I. ranging from regulatory........

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