Back in 1970 a sci fi movie Colossus: The Forbin Project predicted a future where a super computer runs the world freeing us from our aggression until the Russians get their own version of Colossus so the humans have to sneak around without the machine knowing and well, you get see where that's going.
The technology in the film seems antique and
clunky but the hardware was actually pretty close. The message however, is all
too relevant given the advances in AI and algorithms used to run everything
from your car to communication satellites. If you think it's all harmless, we
now bomb people with drones flown by remote control and one company mounted a
machine gun on a robot. Don't even get me started on how the internet is
tearing society apart.
Smart does not equate wise.
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