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AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton: ‘We’re creating alien beings. I’m willing to be selfish and choose humans’
(www.theguardian.com)
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Honestly I'd even be surprised if people knew Ada Lovelace. Most people dont even know Charles Babbage who laid out the analytical machine she wrote her programs for.
Unless they're already on that broadly nerdy Lemmy/Reddit style of fun facts that get shared quite frequently.