An Atlantic essay argues that thinking more highly of bots means valuing people less
A user sharing the essay calls its theory “frightening and discouraging,” describing a link between treating bots as human and treating real people worse.
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An Atlantic essay argues that as people learn to think more highly of bots, they will think less highly of fellow humans. A user sharing it describes the theory in terms of behavior: attributing human qualities to bots could lead people to treat actual humans worse.
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An Atlantic essay argues that thinking more highly of bots means valuing people less
A user sharing the essay calls its theory “frightening and discouraging,” describing a link between treating bots as human and treating real people worse.