The "AI dependence" argument isn't new — it's 163 years old, and the original version didn't predict domination, but acquiescence
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The idea of whether machines will dominate us is generally treated as a new one in current discussions on AI risk, since in 1863 Samuel Butler published a letter titled 'Darwin Among the Machines' which made an argument closely resembling the one in today's debate. He stated that the real danger wa…
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- 2026-09-09 01:43 · r/ArtificialInteligence
The "AI dependence" argument is 163 years old, and the original version predictbut acquiescence (not domination) - 2026-09-07 12:38 · r/artificial
The "AI dependence" argument isn't new — it's 163 years old, and the original version didn't predict domination, but acquiescence