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Feb 26, 2019

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Why A.I. Is a Threat to Democracy — and What We Can Do to Stop It

Futurist and NYU professor Amy Webb on an impending artificial intelligence catastrophe — and why there’s still hope it can be averted

Credit: Paul Campbell/iStock/Getty Images Plus

By Karen Hao

Amy Webb, futurist, NYU professor, and award-winning author, has spent much of the last…

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