The ancient Greeks warned us about AI: Chips with Everything podcast
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Author Adrienne Mayor discusses the myths that contained the first blueprints for artificial intelligence
Philosopher Reni(C) Descartes' quote "cogito, ergo sum" became well known after being translated into English as "I think, therefore I am." It was the result of his attempt to figure out which of the things he thought he knew were impervious to doubt.
Long before Descartes uttered these words, however, humans were telling stories about artificial beings and thinking about what defines humanity. A new book by Adrienne Mayor, entitled Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology, explores the history of robots from as far back as Ancient Greece.
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