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This expert predicts superintelligence could make “everybody economically obsolete”

At Web Summit Lisbon, one of the world's biggest tech gatherings, CNN's Clare Sebastian sat down with AI expert Max Tegmark, who warns of the threats posed to the job market as technology giants race towards creating superintelligence.

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