When Helen Toner first encountered effective altruists, a movement that has become best known for its fear of an artificial intelligence takeover, she did not hold back.
“I thought that they were firstly philosophically confused and secondly just overenthusiastic science fiction nerds,” Toner recalled at a conference in 2017.
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Nick Bonyhady is a technology writer for the Australian Financial Review, based in Sydney. He is a former technology editor, industrial relations and politics reporter at the Sydney Morning Herald and Age. Connect with Nick on Twitter. Email Nick at nick.bonyhady@afr.com
