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When Will AI Exceed Human Performance? Evidence from AI Experts

When Will AI Exceed Human Performance? Evidence from AI Experts

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) will transform modern life by reshaping transportation, health, science, finance, and the military. To adapt public policy, we need to better anticipate these advances. Here we report the results from a large survey of machine learning researchers on their beliefs about progress in AI…

‘When will AI exceed human performance?’ was ranked #16 in Altmetric’s most discussed articles of 2017. The survey was covered by the BBC, Newsweek, the New Scientist, the MIT Technology Review, Business Insider, The Economist, and many other international news providers.

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July 18, 2018

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Katja Grace, John Salvatier, Allan Dafoe, Baobao Zhang, and Owain Evans

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