A Mythological Bestiary of Machines

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Human — Can we manufacture ourselves?

Servant — Can we delegate labor?

Prosthesis — Can we extend ourselves?

Lover — Can we manufacture intimacy?

Protector — Can we delegate protection?

Weapon — Can artificial agency project violence?

Guardian — Can it decide who may pass?

Oracle — Can it know what we do not?

Mirror — What does it reveal about us?

Monster — What if it escapes our intentions?

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One Archetype Is Still Missing

The golden maidens can act.Talos can guard.Pygmalion's statue can live.The Golem can obey.The Argo can advise.But their defining abilities are generally given to them.What happe...
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What Is a Learning Machine?

A traditional machine is built in a particular state and executes a structure provided by its maker.A learning system differs in one decisive respect:its encounter with the worl...
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Two Histories

LEARNINGmythinitiationmemoryimitationassociationconditioningadaptationMACHINEmythtechnēautomatamechanismcalculationprogrammabilitycomputationLEARNING + MACHINE
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