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Re:The Next Industrial Revolution Could Put Millions Out of ... by deaddodo on Thursday September 29, 2016 @10:45AM (#12605638)
Really? AI-assisted automation has happened in the past?

If so, I missed that portion in my history classes.

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Re:The Next Industrial Revolution Could Put Millions Out of ... by daniel_levine on Thursday September 29, 2016 @11:20AM (#12605943)
Much worse! Completely, strategically dominant replacement of human and animal muscle with the steam engine.
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Re:The Next Industrial Revolution Could Put Millions Out of ... by deaddodo on Thursday September 29, 2016 @11:21AM (#12605951)
Yet, without brains.
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Re:The Next Industrial Revolution Could Put Millions Out of ... by krapp on Thursday September 29, 2016 @11:32AM (#12606032)
Still, arguably, a very primitive form of "artificial intelligence."
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