"Revolution by robot – The Brain that talks to Tools"(Popular Mechanics 1959)

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by fsloth

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JoeAltmaier

7 hours ago

Science fiction investigated so much. Like, if AI can control our technology directly, why do we need to be in the equation? We've invented a superior intellect. In every way it exceeds our own.

fsloth

8 hours ago

This article from Popular Mechanics from 1959 -almost 70 years ago - sounds eerily similar as the pitch decks of so many "AI" CAD startups.

Some problems appear almost as industrial invariants.