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Will artificial intelligence ever surpass human intelligence? And if that happens, will AI be good or bad? Is evil AI like we see in Avengers: Age of Ultron… inevitable?

READ THIS FOR MORE:
Wait But Why: The Road To Superintelligence
Part 1: http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/....artificial-intellige
Part 2: http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/....artificial-intellige

The smiley face thought experiment is my take on the famous "paperclip maximizer", read more about it here: http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Paperclip_maximizer

Special thanks to Jake from Vsauce3!

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