Future AI will care about power/mass rather than human currency

Future AI will care about power/mass rather than human currency | I think the AI down the road will really not use uh human currency. It will just care about uh power and mass, wattage and tonnage.

I think the AI down the road will really not use uh human currency. It will just care about uh power and mass, wattage and tonnage.

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