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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by Retric on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @04:54PM (#11717324)
One of the more interesting ideas I have rarely seen in fiction is an actual benevolent and wise AI taking over. Closest is probably the Culture novels which shows up as a very odd society.
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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by maxerickson on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @05:06PM (#11717416)
It's basically the theme of Asimov's later works.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Daneel_Olivaw#The_Foundatio...

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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by Aloha on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @05:00PM (#11717370)
a wise and benevolent AI would likely do things unwise for the long term survival of humanity
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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by __s on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @07:10PM (#11718380)
But that'd contradict the 0th law of robotics
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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by DrScump on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @06:16PM (#11718002)
Check out the Twilight Zone episode "The Old Man in the Cave" for one example.
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