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people and ai
Yes, the belief that everything has to be designed to be 'foolproof' is one that surely has to change. More appropriate now is the notion of 'depending on everyone' to be fully capable. Everyone as creative.

The folly of saying that machines will be cleverer than people becomes evident when you ask 'who is saying this, a person or a machine?' and 'could a machine say that, or make any such general statement?'. We are in danger of under valuing ourselves and over valuing our creations.


Time we wrote our own programs - say the young ones as they leave the old consciousness. But Dr Bellamy did not hear - he has gone back to the lab.

What kind of a consciousness is this? - asks the voice of common sense.


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