AI must maximize efficiencies without destroying the dignity of people. It should preserve cultural commitments, empowering diversity. To ensure this outcome, we need broader, deeper, and more diverse engagement of populations in the design of these systems. The tech industry should not dictate the values and virtues of this future. Nor should they be controlled solely by the small swath of humankind living in the wealthy, politically powerful regions of North America, Western Europe, and East Asia. Peoples from every culture should have an opportunity to participate in shaping the values and
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