And now, researchers have proposed a method to keep an eye on their computerized creations.
They ran the simulation hundreds of times to attempt to predict how real-world AI races might work out.
The challenges lie in the fact that modern approaches to AI take a deep learning approach.

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Dangers Ahead?
Rayna, for example, suggests that AI could make us dumber.
It can deprive humans from training their brains and developing expertise, he said.
Worse, AI is notoriously black box and little explicable.