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Gene editing scientists slowed down for safety. Could AI leaders follow their guide?

Some of the leaders of the AI race are calling for a slowdown, for safety's sake. Viewed in economics terms, it's a collective action problem: no one wants to slow down unless everyone does.

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Nick Fountain is a reporter and co-host of Planet Money.