“The upheavals [of artificial intelligence] can escalate quickly and become scarier and even cataclysmic,” the New York Times tech columnist once wrote. “Imagine how a medical robot, originally programmed to rid cancer, could conclude that the best way to obliterate cancer is to exterminate humans who are genetically prone to the disease.” WayHumansImagineNew YorkDiseaseCancerMedicalBest WayArtificial IntelligenceArtificialRobotsNew York TimesUpheavalColumnists Author:Jaron Lanier
“The thing that got me about the Orphan Trains was that the experiences were so varied. Some of the kids went from neglect and hunger in New York to loving farm families who couldn't wait to fatten them up, who gave them medical care, an education, affection. And some of the kids became the victims of terrible cruelty, and more hunger, and more neglect - it all depended on who adopted them off of the train.” CareKidsWaitingNew YorkTerribleVictimTrainHungerAffectionMedicalCrueltyNeglectFarmsAdoptedOrphanMedical Care Author:Laura Moriarty