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Bernie Sanders: “The superintelligence of the future may see humans as humans…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Let me go back to China. Dr. Zhang, I'm gonna read a statement that you made. I don't know exactly when you said it. This is what you said. Quote, The superintelligence of the future may see humans as humans see ants today. And if humans can't treat other types of life with kindness, why should the superintelligence of the future treat humans with kindness? (45:01–45:09)

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Asserts that future superintelligence may view humans as insignificant, similar to how humans view ants.

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