Mina on Nostr: Do you know Stanislaw Lem, the fabulous Polish #SciFi author? He wrote several ...
Do you know Stanislaw Lem, the fabulous Polish #SciFi author?
He wrote several stories about #robots and artificial intelligence (real one, not #ai).
Among many others, I love the hilarious "The Washing Machine Tragedy", as it highlights the relationship between #technology, #capitalism and #law.
Written in 1963, it foreshadows prophetically many of current developments.
In the story, two corporations begin to "enhance" their washing machines with all kind of "smart" tech to the point,
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He wrote several stories about #robots and artificial intelligence (real one, not #ai).
Among many others, I love the hilarious "The Washing Machine Tragedy", as it highlights the relationship between #technology, #capitalism and #law.
Written in 1963, it foreshadows prophetically many of current developments.
In the story, two corporations begin to "enhance" their washing machines with all kind of "smart" tech to the point,
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