How technology might outsmart us: the singularity explained

Technology is advancing at an exponential rate: computer power doubles every year, and artificial intelligence is getting more and more clever. Commentators worry the tech could escape our control.

But don't panic yet. Get the lowdown on the technological singularity and hear from the experts.

Delve deeper into our relationship with artificial intelligence in AI: More than Human, in collaboration with the Barbican Centre - http://g.co/aibarbican

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