Eric Horvitz on AI and Allies

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Eric Horvitz on AI and Allies

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Eric Horvitz, chief research scientist at Microsoft and a commissioner on the National Security Commission on AI, talks about ensuring interoperability of AI systems with US allies and working to make all AI systems reliable.

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Dec 3, 2020

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