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While AI’s vast–in some cases almost human-like–capabilities can be unsettling, AI holds enormous potential for society. As AI transforms society in ways that were hard to imagine only a few years ago, calls for completely pausing its development are misguided. AI is an increasingly ubiquitous suite of technologies capable of learning, reasoning, adapting, and performing tasks in ways inspired by the [...]

It’s easy to forget just how much technology has changed our world and our lives. A little more than a decade ago, a small business owner relied on foot traffic from local customers rather than web visits from international shoppers to grow. Drivers mapped out unfamiliar routes and took wrong turns instead of using precise, voice-activated directions to travel. Cancer patients faced an uncertain diagnosis [...]