All major technological innovations, like artificial intelligence, lead to a range of positive and negative consequences. Max Roser reasons in his article for Our World in Data that as this technology becomes more and more powerful, its impact will grow as there are no signs that these trends are reaching any limits. The trends have accelerated: investments in AI technology, and the doubling time of training computation has shortened to just six months. Because of the impact of AI, people should all be able to form an opinion on the direction of this technology and understand how it is changing their world. Few other developments may be as important for the future of the world and of societies.

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