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Nobel Prize awarded to ‘godfather of AI’ who warned it could wipe out humanity (www.independent.co.uk)
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[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

The prize is named after the dude, he doesn't get to decide the rules of its award in perpetuity.

Yes he does. It's the law.

Nobel's last will specified that his fortune be used to create a series of prizes for those who confer the "greatest benefit on mankind"

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