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Hawking was also one of the prominent voices discussing the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI). While he acknowledged that AI could bring enormous benefits to society—improving medicine, science, and productivity—he also warned that advanced AI systems could become difficult to control if developed irresponsibly.
One of Hawking’s concerns was that highly advanced AI could surpass human intelligence in certain areas. If such systems were designed without proper safeguards, they might act in ways that conflict with human interests.
