And as we go forward, here are some of the outstanding questions that in my view, must be answered. Simple question, and maybe the most important. Who will be in charge of the transformation into an AI world? Currently, a handful of the wealthiest people on Earth, people like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel and others, are investing many, many hundreds of billions of dollars in developing and implementing AI and robotics. Are we comfortable with seeing these enormously wealthy and powerful men shape the future of humanity without any democratic input or oversight? (02:16–02:38)
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