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Somehow, AI is playing an important role of breaking up the ice of complacency. We have a comfortable life, we just don't want to take risks. AI is threatening too many comfortable jobs to make people think about taking risks again.

Garry Kasparov

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Garry Kasparov
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: April 13
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