Nearly 162 years ago, a visionary predicted the evolution of machines and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) with unnerving accuracy. He boldly foresaw a future where humanity’s mechanical creations might even gain consciousness and supplant us as the dominant species on Earth.
His name was Samuel Butler, a British-born writer (not to mention artist, photographer, composer, and sheep farmer) who’s perhaps best known for the satirical novel Erewhon. However, some of his…
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