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Could a ‘grey swan’ event bring down the AI revolution? Here are 3 risks we should be preparing for

  • Written by Cameron Shackell, Sessional Academic, School of Information Systems, Queensland University of Technology
Could a ‘grey swan’ event bring down the AI revolution? Here are 3 risks we should be preparing forJames Lauritz/Getty

The term “black swan” refers to a shocking event on nobody’s radar until it actually happens. This has become a byword in risk analysis since a book called The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb was published in 2007. A frequently cited example is the 9/11 attacks.

Fewer people have heard of “grey swans&rd...

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