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Will we have thinking robots by 2030? Or is AGI just hype from big tech?
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24:12Now PlayingArtificial general intelligence, or AGI, is the idea of a computer with a consciousness — a machine that can think, take action and even learn. But while some experts say that kind of AI breakthrough is just a few years away, others argue it’s being overhyped by a tech industry that’s nowhere near achieving it. Guest host Piya Chattopadhyay talks to two experts about what AGI entails, and the risks of creating computers that can outthink human beings.
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