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Artificial intelligence has permeated our daily discussions and most news cycles, with much of the conversation focused on growing unease over its capabilities as the U.S. races to beat China. AI is forcing us to ask questions about morality and ethics, how our society is organized, and what it means to be human.

Here are 10 deep dives into these questions and others. Some are recent, and some are pieces from our archive that have proven prescient.

1. How To Future-Proof Your Career In The Age Of AI

The most prized workers will be those who can decode a sea of outputs, spot the meaningful signal and translate it into action that others understand and trust.

by Nils Gilman

2. Whose AI Will Rule The World

As AI changes everything, the Chinese seem more optimistic than the Americans. Why?

by Jacob Dreyer

3. How AI Will Change Us

When the most patient, well-read, emotionally responsive conversationalist in the world is always available, what will we still need from one another?

by Houda Nait El Barj

4. AI Could Actually Help Rebuild The Middle Class

AI doesn’t have to be a job destroyer. It offers us the opportunity to extend expertise to a larger set of workers.

by David Autor

5. Mapping AI’s Rapid Advance

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt weighs in on where AI is headed, when to “pull the plug” and how to cope with China.

A conversation with Eric Schmidt

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Advanced AI threatens to increase inequality and concentrate power, but we can proactively distribute AI’s benefits to foster a just and inclusive economy before it’s too late.

by Saffron Huang and Sam Manning

7. The Danger Of Superhuman AI Is Not What You Think

The rhetoric over “superhuman” AI implicitly erases what’s most important about being human.

by Shannon Vallor

8. When The Machines Deserve Our Consideration

We will never know for sure if AI can be conscious. A neuroscientist argues that we shouldn’t wait for proof to decide how to treat it.

by Grigori Guitchounts

9. The Devastating Mistake Employers Are Making When It Comes To AI Understanding Of Intelligence

They are confusing efficiency for intelligence and the absence of friction with the presence of thought.

by Barton Friedland

10. The Politics Of Superintelligence

Today’s tech “prophets” push a narrative that God-like artificial superintelligence is inevitable, and only they can ensure humanity’s safety from their creations.

by James O’Sullivan

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