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AI godfather plans new ‘honest’ bots

Unconscious deception: The idea of machines with minds has been explored in science fiction for many years; worries about AI stretch back nearly 100 years to the film 'Metropolis', in which a robot impersonates a real woman.

Could robots be conscious? Those reported to be displaying lying, scheming or selfish behaviour could now be policed by a new “honest” bot developed by AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio.