Nov 24, 2021

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Will AIs Let Us Roam Free or Keep Humans as Pets?

The science fiction trope, where the human is the agent, and the AI is the trusty sidekick with super hacking abilities, is so boring.

A a silhouette of a girl and her dog, from pixabay — A robot and her dog. Image from Pixabay.

Soon you and I will be the dumb puppies, and billions of AIs will run the world. What relationship will we have with them? Pets, friends, prisoners in Matrix…

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Will AIs Let Us Roam Free or Keep Humans as Pets?

The science fiction trope, where the human is the agent, and the AI is the trusty sidekick with super hacking abilities, is so boring.

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