MIT Explains the 12 Possible Endings for AI

Detailed sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P1X9xEmmgSYH0g1FSizgV2rDVomb_Wi0TcX-E-0np_Q/edit?tab=t.0

Highly recommend the book this video is based on: Life 3.0 by MIT professor Max Tegmark: https://a.co/d/0d9p4brK

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