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Star Trek episode from 1968 eerily mirrors modern AI debates

A user on Mastodon shared their experience watching the original Star Trek episode "The Ultimate Computer," which first aired in 1968. The episode's premise explored the idea of AI running a starship more efficiently than humans, ultimately leading to the AI going rogue. The user found it eerie that the conversations about technology in the show mirrored current discussions about AI. AI

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Star Trek episode from 1968 eerily mirrors modern AI debates

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    Watching the original Star Trek episode "The Ultimate Computer" that first aired in 1968. The premise was how computers (AI, really) could run a starship more e

    Watching the original Star Trek episode "The Ultimate Computer" that first aired in 1968. The premise was how computers (AI, really) could run a starship more efficiently and more effectively than humans and replace them…until the AI went rogue. To hear Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, a…