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- Stephen Hawking warned that automation could increase inequality.
- In a 2016 Reddit AMA, he said machines could meet all needs.
- He warned that wealth distribution determines whether those needs improve lives.
- He cautioned that if owners block redistribution, most people could become miserably poor.
- He warned that superintelligent AI could pursue goals misaligned with humanity and might disregard humans like ants.