In Homer’s epic poem, the Odyssey, the lotus-eaters were a race of people addicted to the delicious flowering lotus. By eating this plant, they became complacent, forgetful of their past, and ultimately trapped on an island unto themselves.
Depending on your perspective, artificial intelligence will either advance human ingenuity, or like Homer’s lotus, delight us at first – but then lull us into stagnation and...
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