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<div>A reminder about the upcoming talk by Nick Bostrom on this coming Thursday, 4 September. Please see details below --</div>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium">"Randyn A. Miller" <<a href="mailto:randyn@mit.edu">randyn@mit.edu</a>><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium"><b>[HASTS-fac] Bostom Talk, Harvard: 9/4/2014</b><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium">August 25, 2014 8:28:15 AM EDT<br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium">"<a href="mailto:hasts-fac@mit.edu">hasts-fac@mit.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:hasts-fac@mit.edu">hasts-fac@mit.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:hasts-students@mit.edu">hasts-students@mit.edu</a>"
<<a href="mailto:hasts-students@mit.edu">hasts-students@mit.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:sts-emeriti@mit.edu">sts-emeriti@mit.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:sts-emeriti@mit.edu">sts-emeriti@mit.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:sts-visitingandaffiliates@mit.edu">sts-visitingandaffiliates@mit.edu</a>"
<<a href="mailto:sts-visitingandaffiliates@mit.edu">sts-visitingandaffiliates@mit.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:sts-otheracademic@mit.edu">sts-otheracademic@mit.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:sts-otheracademic@mit.edu">sts-otheracademic@mit.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:sci-tech-public@mit.edu">sci-tech-public@mit.edu</a>"
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<div style="text-align:center">Harvard College Effective Altruism presents:</div>
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<div style="text-align:center"><font size="6">Superintelligence</font></div>
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<div style="text-align:center">with <font size="4">Nick Bostrom</font></div>
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What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? Professor Bostrom will explore these questions, laying the foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life. Q&A will follow
the talk. Copies of Bostrom�s new book - <i>Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies</i> - will be available for purchase.
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<div style="text-align:center"><font size="4">Thursday, September 4</font></div>
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