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In his prescient 1863 essay, philosopher-farmer Samuel Butler warned that humanity's machines might one day control their creators. Now that AI is here, what ethical frameworks do we need to ensure future generations inherit a world we would recognize?

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AI, ethics, language. Trying to teach robots how to express their feelings since 2012.