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For those who have read this, did you think there was much point in creating the alternative 1982?

Roger Possner I think point of asking the reader to navigate this world is making us question "progress". It has a satirical purpose. Artificial intelligence in his…moreI think point of asking the reader to navigate this world is making us question "progress". It has a satirical purpose. Artificial intelligence in his world has arrived with robots that are committing suicide and a Sir Alan Turing who says they are conscious beings who will have to decide what to do with we humans.(less)

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Machines like Me

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