'Asian minds' should seek coexistence with superhuman AI: scholar
TOKYO -- As an increasing number of experts warn of the impending arrival of artificial superhuman intelligence, a Japanese scholar is proposing that "Asian minds" seek a way to coexist with AI rather than trying to control it.
Hiroshi Yamakawa, principal researcher at the University of Tokyo's Matsuo-Iwasawa Lab, further argues that "non-monotheistic" cultures are best suited to embrace this new concept.
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