THE FUTURE IS HERE

We should be more afraid of computers than we are – Alex Hern | Comment is Free

As sophisticated algorithms can complete tasks we once thought impossible, computers are seeming to become a real threat to humanity.
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Whether they decide to pulp us into human meat paste, or simply make our work completely unnecessary, argues technology reporter Alex Hern, we should be afraid of computers.

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