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BuddhistSomeone who follows the teachings of Buddha, an ancient spiritual teacher from India. monk Soryu Forall fears AIA computer programme that has been designed to think.  is becoming too powerful. Some day, it will take over the world. However, we can make sure it will treat us well by teaching it religious ideas. 

Humans have always used religionReligion is belief in a god or gods and the activities that are connected with this belief, such as praying or worshipping in a building such as a church or temple. to try to control their own lives. By blaming natural disasters on gods rather than random chance, we can persuade ourselves that we can stop the same thing happening in future.

Now Forall wants to do the same thing for AI. He believes that if AI learns about Buddhism then it will rule the world fairly when it takes over.

He even thinks AI might do a better job of running the world. It could save animal life from going extinctA species that no longer has any living members..

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But some think Forall is helping Big TechUsually refers to the five largest information technology companies in the United States: Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple. to sell AI as something all-powerful so we will not try to control what it is doing.

Yes! An AI takeover is now inevitable. The only thing we can do is teach it to rule fairly.

No! People who say that AI is going to be all-powerful are often just trying to avoid regulation of their dangerous products.