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October 12, 2021

Artificial intelligence is becoming a 'force multiplier' — for good and bad

Some of the military applications of AI that are being developed are “pretty terrifying,” says Ian Hogarth in the State of AI report.


John Thornhill

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Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving out of the lab and becoming a technological “force multiplier” in an ever-widening range of real-world cases, including drug development, healthcare, energy, logistics and defence, according to the latest State of AI report. 

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John Thornhill

John Thornhill is Sifted’s founder and innovation editor of the Financial Times. He tweets from @johnthornhillft

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