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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Says A.I. Is Being Trained to ‘Hijack Your Intimacy’: ‘We Should Be Concerned’

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who has added United Nations’ global advocate of human-centric digital governance to his resumé, has warned the public to be…

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Variety reports: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who has added United Nations’ global advocate of human-centric digital governance to his resumé, has warned the public to be “concerned about the people building A.I.” and how the technology is being trained to “hijack your intimacy” in a vlog-style video interview with The New York Times published on Saturday.

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