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In Our Image

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We first imagined machines as versions of ourselves.

Then we built machines that extended parts of ourselves.

Eventually we built machines capable of modifying themselves through experience.

The artificial being is ancient.

The learning machine is the historical novelty.

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In Our Image

We first imagined machines as versions of ourselves.Then we built machines that extended parts of ourselves.Eventually we built machines capable of modifying th

↝ echoes → Pygmalion :: a summary ↝ echoes → A divine intervention
- is_parent Discussion ·
  
  Which archetype best describes your smartphone?Which describes a large language model?Which describes an autonomous vehicle?Which describes social media?Which d
- is_parent Textual Anchors
  
  Primary traditions worth returning to: Homer, Iliad XVIII; Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica; Ovid, Metamorphoses X; the received Liezi; Jewish Golem traditions.
  - is_parent Golem 🔒 ·
    
    Argo: speaking Dodonian timber embedded in Athena's ship.Talos: bronze guardian of Crete.Pygmalion: desired artificial human brought to life.Golem: artificial h
    
    ↝ echoes → Automata attributed to Ἥφαιστος