AI luminaries at Davos clash over how close human level intelligence really is

Some of the world’s best-known names in artificial intelligence descended on the small ski resort town of Davos, Switzerland, this week for the World Economic Forum (WEF).

AI dominated many of the discussions among corporations, government leaders, academics, and non-governmental groups. Yet a clear contrast emerged over how close current models are to replicating human intelligence and what the likely near-term economic impacts of the technology will be.

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