“Naches” from our Machines [1]

Samuel Arbesman
[ Thu. Jan. 29. 2015 ]

This year’s Edge question [5] is "What do you think about machines that think? [5]" My response [6] is less about their likelihood and more about how we should respond, as a society, if this ever comes to pass. Specifically, it involves naches [7], the Yiddish term for pride and joy...

Read the rest here [6].

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