a guest essay by my inimitable husband, Scottie; who always surprises
Introduction: The Terminator
The thesis of the three Terminator films (and countless other sci-fi flicks) is the evolution of machines into autonomous beings who calculate that humanity is in need of destruction. It’s hard to forget the frightful scenario of the film: Arnold Schwarzenegger as a human-cyborg Terminator relentlessly [...]
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The Birth of Autonomous Artificial Intelligence: What It Would Look Like
Posted in Technology, tagged A.I., Artificial Intelligence, Computers, Evolution, Fear, Human Nature, Matrix, Movies, Natural Philosophy, Science Fiction, SciFi, Terminator, Theories, Theory on May 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »