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Will AI Replace Us?

“Fan goes on to explain the biggest AI challenges we’ll face in the future”

A closer look at whether robots will ever rule the world

■ Author: Shelly Fan ■ Publisher: Thames & Hudson ■ Price: £12.95 / $18.95 ■ Release: Out now

It’s a big question, and one that technology enthusiasts have asked themselves since the first autonomous machines emerged in the 1950s. Will achieving true artificial intelligence be the final act of the human race? Listen to the Hollywood blockbuster and you’d be forgiven for thinking we’re already doomed – according to them, we’re already living in an artificial world created by our mechanical overlords while they farm us for energy. But do

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