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Artificial intelligence: Why we must get it right

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Cognitive computers have the intelligence to solve many of humanity’s most pressing problems, from fighting disease to cutting road deaths and coping with climate change. However, it can only do so if people trust AI’s practitioners.

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Curioni, A. Artificial intelligence: Why we must get it right. Informatik Spektrum 41, 7–14 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00287-018-1087-0

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