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Ursula K. Le Guin explored AI predictions in 1969

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Ursula K. Le Guin, in her 1969 work "The Left Hand of Darkness," explored the nature of prediction and prophecy. She drew parallels between divine or spiritual pronouncements and the emerging concept of computer-driven predictions, noting how ambiguity and faith can reconcile discrepancies in any form of oracular statement. AI

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    # ursulaleguin demystifying generative # AI in 1969: "Legends of prediction are common throughout the whole Household of Man. God speaks, spirits speak, compute

    # ursulaleguin demystifying generative # AI in 1969: "Legends of prediction are common throughout the whole Household of Man. God speaks, spirits speak, computers speak. Oracular ambiguity or statistical probability provides loop-holes, and discrepancies are expunged by Faith." -…

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