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A 1962 passage portrays computers as advisers to sausage makers and doctors
A post quotes the passage calling computers “faceless machines” moving into areas “formerly reserved for the mind.”
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A post quotes a passage it dates to 1962 describing electronic computers as “faceless machines” that can “out think any man.” The excerpt says they could advise a sausage maker on the best mixture of meats or a doctor on the genetic code of life.
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