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World Builders Put Happy Face On Superintelligent AI

Cars That Think

Anna Yelizarova, Future of Life Institute The contest aims to counter the common dystopian narrative of artificial intelligence that becomes smarter than humans, escapes our control, and makes the world go to hell in one way or another. The first, a solo effort by Rebecca Rapple of Portland, Ore.,

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Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet

Baua Electric

opened and later reinstalled the panel that would blow off the plane’s body, according to a person familiar with the matter. But it hadn’t been clear whether the lapse, which Mr. Calhoun referred to as a “quality escape,” occurred at Boeing’s factory in Renton or Spirit’s facility in Wichita, where the door plug was first installed.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Warren Buffett takes charge Warren Buffett hasnt just seen the car of the future, hes sitting in the drivers seat. Some Americans, though, are eager to do business with BYD.

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