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Who’s Afraid of AI?

May 10, 2017 By Walker McKnight 2 Comments

AI Artificial Intelligence

I saw something remarkable on TV this week. I will now remark about it. It wasn’t a “peak TV” show. It did not involve zombies or space or cats. It wasn’t Fargo (though that is also remarkable). It was a standalone commercial, one of those things DVRs and streaming have mostly protected me from in recent years. I’m not sure how this one slipped through—I probably dropped a donut and was brushing it off when the commercial break arrived—but I’m glad it did. Watching a standalone commercial is rare enough, but this one was especially unique: It's a corporate advertisement asking … [Read more...]

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