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Hey everyone and welcome, we're diving deep today

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into Singularity.pdf.

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It's a, well, it's, this video really gets you

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thinking about the future.

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Blends neuroscience and AI, you know.

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What happens when we basically start modeling machines

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after, you know, the human brain?

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That's what we're looking at.

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It could be huge.

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We could be on the verge of another communication revolution.

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Like bigger than the printing press maybe even.

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Wow, okay, so that's a big claim.

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Let's back up a little bit.

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Let's start with like the brain itself.

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You ever just feel like overwhelmed by information?

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Right.

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The machines are like constantly processing tons of data

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without even, you know, breaking a sweat.

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It's incredible.

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Yeah, it really, the video, it uses this analogy

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of the brain being like a nano machine.

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Oh, okay.

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And it kind of is.

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It's like, imagine if you can,

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a hundred billion tiny little processors

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each with 10,000 connections.

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That's essentially your brain.

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That's wild.

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And the crazy thing is scientists can actually like

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watch a zebrafish brain in action.

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What?

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You can see every single neuron fire.

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That's, wow, that's amazing.

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So we're just starting to understand this organ,

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but you know, we're already trying to copy it with AI.

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It's true.

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That's what's happening.

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And it's not just about like the processing power.

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It's how the brain learns, you know, how it adapts.

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Think about like walking down a busy street.

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We don't even think about it.

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You just do it.

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You just do it.

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Right.

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Scientists are using that kind of like intuitive navigation

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to build AI that can navigate the real world, you know,

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like robots and stuff.

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Okay, that makes sense.

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But aren't brains and computers

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like totally different things?

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I mean, my computer can't walk down the street.

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They are different.

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It's true.

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And that's why it's so like amazing

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that the brain is this model.

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Our brains are so good at parallel processing, you know,

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everything happens all at once, but computers,

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computers have this thing called a memory bus.

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And it creates a bottleneck.

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So you know how your computer like slows down

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if you have too many tabs open?

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It's like that.

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Our brains, they just don't have that problem,

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which makes them, well, incredibly efficient.

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Yeah. Okay.

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I'm starting to see why scientists are like obsessed

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with the brain, but how are they using it

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to actually build better AI?

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So that's where this thing called deep learning comes in.

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Imagine, you know those cooking shows, right?

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Each chef, they add a layer of flavor to the dish,

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builds on on what's already there.

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The more layers, the more complex the flavor gets.

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I see where you're going with this.

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So that's kind of like deep learning,

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AI building up understanding through layers

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of like artificial neurons.

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Okay. So it's like AI is learning to cook,

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adding layers until it gets to something amazing.

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But hold on, wasn't there another kind of learning

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in the video, something about like rewards?

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Oh yeah, yeah.

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You're thinking of reinforcement learning.

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Think of Pavlov's dogs, right?

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They learn through rewards and punishments.

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Right, yeah.

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And what's really fascinating is that our brains,

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they kind of do the same thing, you know,

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with dopamine signaling, when we do something good,

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we get a little dopamine rush reinforces that behavior.

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Oh wow, that's amazing.

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So AI is learning kind of like we do through trial and error

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and those little bursts of reward.

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Can you give me an example?

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Like how does this actually work in practice?

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So there's this thing, it's called open AI five.

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It's this AI that basically mastered this video game,

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Dota 2, and get this, this AI, it went through like

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the equivalent of 45,000 years of human training.

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It learned by playing against itself over and over and over.

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45,000 years, that's more dedicated than any gamer I know.

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So AI is playing games and learning to navigate streets.

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But what about, you know, those robots we're seeing,

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social robots, do they learn the same way?

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That's where things get even more interesting.

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So the video, it talks about this thing called

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embodied cognition.

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It challenges this idea that you can have intelligence

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without a body.

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You know, think about it.

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We learn so much just by interacting with the world.

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That's true.

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You know what really stuck with me from the video,

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that part about the robots and rainforests?

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It's like we learn by experiencing the world,

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not just reading about it.

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Like a robot, you know, stuck in a lab

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might learn some things, but it's missing out.

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Exactly.

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So how do you know whether they're designing robots

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with bodies that can, you know, interact with the environment?

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Like imagine a robot learning to walk in a jungle,

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as opposed to like a perfectly smooth surface.

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Right, of course.

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The challenges of the jungle, they force it to adapt

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to become more robust.

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It's fascinating stuff.

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Okay, so robots need bodies to truly learn and adapt.

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That's pretty mind blowing.

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But hold on, are we getting ahead of ourselves here?

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Can we really compare, you know, these AI achievements

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to actual intelligence?

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Well, that's a big question, isn't it?

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A million dollar question.

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The video even has a name for it, the AI effect.

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It's like this thing where we tend to downplay,

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you know, what AI accomplishes.

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Because we keep raising the bar

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for what's considered like real intelligence.

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Yeah, it's like every time AI does something amazing,

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we say, oh, that's not really intelligence.

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It's just a computer, you know, doing what it's programmed to do.

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Right, exactly, exactly.

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And remember, remember the Turing test?

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Oh, yeah.

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That whole idea that if a machine,

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if it can fool a human into thinking it's human,

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then it must be intelligent.

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But is that really the same as understanding something?

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Hmm, it really makes you think.

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I can have a conversation with an AI

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and it sounds just like a person.

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Does that mean it's thinking, you know, feeling things?

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That's, well, that's getting into

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some deep philosophical questions.

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And ones that the video really gets into.

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This is where this whole common sense thing comes up.

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We humans, we have this intuitive understanding

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of the world that AI still, it really struggles with.

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Like knowing if you drop a glass, it'll probably break.

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We don't need to be like told that.

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But for a machine, that's a pretty complicated thing

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to grasp.

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Yeah, it's one of the biggest challenges in AI.

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How do you teach a machine common sense?

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It's not just about data.

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It's about understanding, you know,

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the nuances of the world, the unspoken rules,

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the things we just, we take for granted.

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OK, so we've kind of established

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that AI has a ways to go.

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But what about this whole AGI thing?

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Artificial general intelligence.

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Is that even like a realistic goal at this point?

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Well, the experts in the video, they seem to think so.

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But they estimate it could be anywhere

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from 50 to 200 years away.

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OK, that's a pretty big range.

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But couldn't it happen sooner?

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I mean, technology moves so fast these days.

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Look how much AI has advanced just in the past couple years.

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You're right.

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It's tough to predict these kinds of things.

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Remember when D. Blue beat Katsparov at chess back in 97?

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Everyone thought that was a huge deal.

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But now AI can beat the best humans at go.

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And that game's way more complex.

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So it's possible AGI could be here sooner than we think.

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What about the singularity?

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Isn't that supposed to be like this crazy event

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where machines get smarter than us?

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The singularity, it's more of a concept

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than like a specific event.

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It's the point where AI surpasses human intelligence.

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You know, not just in like specific things like playing games.

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But the video mentions that we're already seeing AI

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outperform humans in some things, like chess and go.

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So are we already on the path to the singularity?

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It's a possibility.

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But it's important to remember that the singularity

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isn't going to be like some sudden robot takeover

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or anything like that.

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It's more likely to be this gradual process, you know,

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AI getting more and more integrated into our lives.

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OK, so it's less about like robots enslaving humanity

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and more about AI just becoming this powerful tool

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that we need to learn to use wisely.

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And that's where those ethical considerations come in.

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The video, it really, really emphasizes

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like thinking about the societal impact of all of this.

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I mean, if AI is going to be this big force in our lives,

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we have to make sure it's used for good, right?

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Not for bad stuff.

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Absolutely.

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And that means thinking about bias, transparency,

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accountability, making sure these AI systems are fair.

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That we understand how they work.

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And that there are like systems in place

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to prevent them from being misused.

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The video talks about the potential for AI

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to actually like worsen those inequalities that are already

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That's kind of a scary all out, right?

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We have to make sure everyone benefits from AI,

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not just a select few.

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Definitely.

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Yeah, it's a crucial point.

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We can't just assume that AI are going to like automatically

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make things better.

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We have to be really proactive in shaping

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how it's developed, you know, and deployed

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to make sure it aligns with our values.

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So it's not just about the tech itself.

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It's about the choices we make as a society,

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how we're going to use this stuff.

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Exactly.

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The future of AI, it's not like set in stone.

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It's up to us to shape it.

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It's a lot of responsibility, but it's also kind of exciting.

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Like we're at the beginning of this huge tech revolution,

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and we get to be a part of it.

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It's a unique moment in history, for sure.

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But let's not get too caught up in all the hype.

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The video also talks about some real challenges, you know,

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especially when it comes to jobs.

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I mean, automation is already changing a lot of industries.

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And it's no secret that some jobs, they're being lost.

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The video uses that example of McDonald's,

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you know, automating jobs.

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But that's just one example.

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It's a valid concern, yeah.

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But the video doesn't like present this totally doom

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and gloom picture, you know.

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The experts, they argue that while some jobs will be lost,

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new ones are going to be created.

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It's about adapting, you know, evolving.

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Like we've always done.

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They do make this point that AI has this potential to free us

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from all that mundane stuff we do.

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All the boring tasks.

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So that we can focus on more creative things,

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more fulfilling work.

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Like imagine a world where robots do all the boring,

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repetitive jobs, and humans get to do the things that actually

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require, you know, ingenuity, critical thinking.

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And it's definitely a possibility.

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what does work even get to be like?

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If we're no longer defined by our jobs,

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what gives our lives, you know, meaning, purpose?

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That's a deep one.

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I don't think anyone really knows the answer to that yet.

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But it's something we need to be thinking about

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as we move into this AI-powered future.

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The video also touches on how AI could help us solve

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some of those big problems we're facing.

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You know, climate change, poverty.

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It's not just about automating jobs.

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It's about using AI to make the world better.

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So it's not all bad.

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There's a lot of potential for good.

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But we have to make sure it's used responsibly, ethically.

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We have to be informed, engaged, proactive in shaping

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this whole thing.

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It's not just something that's happening to us.

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It's something we're all a part of creating.

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I don't know about you, but I'm kind of feeling this mix

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of like excitement, but also some apprehension

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about what's coming next.

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It's like we're standing on the edge of this whole new frontier

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and anything is possible.

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I think that's a perfect way to put it.

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Yeah, we've explored the potential of AI,

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the challenges it presents, and the ethical stuff

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that comes along with it.

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But this is really just the start.

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Wow, we've covered a lot of ground today.

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We have.

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From the nuts and bolts of our brains to all this AI stuff

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and how it could change, everything.

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So it's a lot to process.

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It really is.

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A lot to think about.

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I'm still right by my head around the similarity, AI,

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all that.

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Exciting and a little scary, honestly.

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It's a lot to take in.

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But what I keep coming back to, especially

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from the last part of the video, is that you and me,

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we have a role to play in all this.

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It's not just about the tech.

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It's about the choices we make.

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Oh, yeah, for sure.

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They really emphasize that, like ethical development.

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It can't just be left to big corporations and governments

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to figure out.

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And they made a really good point about transparency

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and accountability.

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We hold institutions accountable, like the police,

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the military.

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We expect them to be transparent.

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Why not the people developing AI?

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Especially if it gets more powerful.

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Like you said earlier, it has to be used for good,

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not to make existing inequalities worse.

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It's about being aware of the potential biases,

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the things that could go wrong.

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The video even talked about those wicked problems,

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the ones that AI might not be able to solve on its own.

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Like climate change, poverty.

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Those are huge.

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And they require, well, they require human stuff.

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Ingenuity, creativity, collaboration.

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AI can be a tool, for sure.

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But it's not like this magic solution.

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The video also made me think about work in the future.

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They painted this picture of a world where AI does all

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the boring tasks and we get to do more fulfilling things.

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Well, it sounds kind of utopian, almost.

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It's a really interesting idea.

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But then it makes you think, what if we aren't

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defined by our jobs anymore?

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What gives us meaning?

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Purpose.

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You know?

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Yeah, that's a big one.

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What would you do if you didn't have to work?

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What are you passionate about?

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What makes you feel fulfilled?

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It's a question we all might have to answer someday.

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And how do we even prepare for a future where work is so

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different?

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We've got to start thinking about this stuff now.

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I don't think the video gave any easy answers,

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but it definitely gave me a lot to think about.

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Me too.

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One of the most interesting parts for me

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was that discussion about super intelligent AI.

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Would it inherit our values?

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Or would it forge its own path?

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Like, would it care about human well-being, the environment?

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And it made it clear that how we design AI,

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the ethics we build into it, that's all really important.

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We can't just assume a super intelligent AI would be good.

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Yeah, that's a little unnerving, creating something smarter

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than us, but not knowing if it'll share our values.

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It makes you realize that we're not just building machines.

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We're shaping the future.

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The decisions we make about AI now,

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they'll have consequences for a long, long time.

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This deep dev, it's really been eye-opening.

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All this potential, but also potential risks.

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It's a lot to wrap your head around.

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It is.

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But it's also pretty exciting.

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We're living through a true technological revolution.

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And the video, it ended on this note of staying form,

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staying gauge, stay curious, a reminder

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that we all have a role to play.

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The future isn't set in stone.

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We can help guide it, make sure it benefits all of humanity,

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not just some.

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This has been an incredible deep dive, mind-blowing,

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honestly, so much to think about.

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I feel like I have more questions now than when we started.

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That it should be.

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Exploration is all about sparking curiosity

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and wanting to learn more.

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So until next time, keep exploring,

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keep questioning, and keep learning.

