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Bridging near- and long-term concerns about AI

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Debate about the impacts of AI is often split into two camps, one associated with the near term and the other with the long term. This divide is a mistake — the connections between the two perspectives deserve more attention, say Stephen Cave and Seán S. ÓhÉigeartaigh.

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Cave, S., ÓhÉigeartaigh, S.S. Bridging near- and long-term concerns about AI. Nat Mach Intell 1, 5–6 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-018-0003-2

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