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“Its really important to understand the difference between sentience and consciousness, which are important for human beings.”

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Stuart J. Russell

Stuart J. Russell is a renowned computer scientist born in 1962. His extensive research and contributions in the field of artificial intelligence, particularly in machine learning, knowledge representation, and decision theory, have had a profound impact on the development of the field. more

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