His new company, called Discovery Loop, joins a growing list of prominent start-ups chasing a goal that has obsessed Silicon Valley researchers for decades. Dr. Dean and his collaborators want to build A.I. that can improve itself with little or no help from humans.

… Umm, no. Just stop.

This isn’t news. This is just hype - probably paid for by said startup.

Humans have always lived dangerously and we knew our luck would run out one day.

Good thing?