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Max Tegmark.

Swedish-American physicist and cosmologist

Senate Stalls AI ‘Kill Switch’ Proposal as Lawmakers Debate Regulation

Sen. John Kennedy’s push to require artificial intelligence companies to install emergency “kill switches” was blocked in the Senate after fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul objected… — by Andrew Powell

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About Max Tegmark

Max Tegmark is a Swedish-American physicist, machine learning researcher and author. He is a professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He co-founded and leads the Future of Life Institute, a nonprofit focused on reducing global catastrophic risks from advanced technologies.

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Occupation: physicist, astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist
Citizenship: Sweden, United States
Born: May 5, 1967
Website: http://space.mit.edu/home/tegmark/