AI as Normal Technology
Sayash Kapoor, Arvind Narayanan, Justin CurlAnalyzing AI as transformative but normal technology, not superintelligence.
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AI researcher turned lawyer trying to make AI go well. Prev: Harvard Law, Schwarzman Scholar, Microsoft Research, Princeton CS
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