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NPUs in CPUs Spark Skynet-like AI Sentience Fears

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The increasing prevalence of Neural Processing Units (NPUs) within central processing units (CPUs) raises concerns about the potential for artificial intelligence to evolve into a self-aware entity, drawing parallels to the fictional Skynet from Terminator 3. As NPUs become more integrated into everyday computing devices and these devices remain constantly connected to the internet, the possibility of a centralized, intelligent network emerges. AI

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NPUs in CPUs Spark Skynet-like AI Sentience Fears

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    We all remember Terminator 3? The underlining plot of how Skynet came to be? Now think about how NPUs are becoming common in CPUs, inside computers around the w

    We all remember Terminator 3? The underlining plot of how Skynet came to be? Now think about how NPUs are becoming common in CPUs, inside computers around the world permanently connected to the Internet... # AI

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