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Machines at the Threshold

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Some artificial beings do not imitate us primarily as workers or companions.

They stand between inside and outside.

They decide who may approach, enter or survive.

Ancestors (1 superordinated path)

root/ baumhaus.digital/ Studium Generale/ Short History of the Learning Machine/ Between Archetypes & Myths: Machine as a Projection of the Human Self/ Machines at the Threshold

Descendants (at least 5 branches originate here)

  • Machines at the Threshold
    Some artificial beings do not imitate us primarily as workers or companions.They stand between inside and outside.They decide who may approach, enter or survive
    • is_parent Machine as Protector ·
      Talos is the bronze guardian of Crete.He patrols the island and prevents outsiders from landing.human guard → artificial guard → tireless guardProtection has be
    • is_parent Machine as Weapon ·
      Talos also exposes the ambiguity of protection.The same autonomous force that protects one community threatens whoever approaches it.protector for us = weapon a
    • is_parent Guardian of the Threshold
      The guardian archetype is broader than the machine.Cherubim guard the Tree of Life.The Sphinx guards passage through a riddle.Talos guards an island.Artificial
      • is_parent The Sphinx and the CAPTCHA 🔒 ·
        The Sphinx:Prove that you know before I let you pass.The CAPTCHA:Prove that you are human before I let you pass.When machines learn to pass the test, the ancien
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