Life 3.0

by Max Tegmark · 2017

A physicist's guide to artificial intelligence, long-term futures, and human agency.

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Max Tegmark · Physicist and AI safety researcher

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Max TegmarkPhysicist and AI safety researcher

MIT physicist and author focused on cosmology, AI, and long-term futures.

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Elon Musk CEO, SpaceX and Tesla

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Worth reading Life 3.0 by @Tegmark. AI will be the best or worst thing ever for humanity, so let's get it right.

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CNBC · 2017-08-29 · accessed 2026-06-22

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