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Build an AI god? Beware the downsides of this weird tech plan
For AI programmer Anthony Levandowski, the idea that a future superintelligent machine would be god-like is neither a metaphor nor a science fiction trope. Levandowski founded a self-driving truck company that was bought by Google in 2016 (and is now the focus of an intellectual property lawsuit between Uber and Google robocar successor Waymo), so he knows a thing or two about artificial intelligence. His non-profit religious organisation, the Way of the Future, reportedly seeks to "develop and promote the realization of a Godhead based on artificial intelligence