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To be human is to live with friction. That’s something AI boosters will never understand | Alexander Hurst

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To be human is to live with friction. That’s something AI boosters will never understand | Alexander Hurst
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We’re being sold a world where there’s no room for reflection or spontaneity. This is the Black Mirror stage of capitalismHow fast do you have to strike a match to get it to light? Not the chemistry of the ignition, but the actual speed, in metres per second, that the little piece of wood and its bulbous head have to move to spark the chain reaction behind the flame.It was a question born of insomnia. And there, in the dark, I did the thing you’re not supposed to do, if your goal is to fall back

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