Readers debate whether AI can avert dystopia, citing Asimov and Winterson
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Two Guardian readers respond to Jeanette Winterson's interview on AI and the future of humanity, reaching opposite conclusions.
Ed Kelsey Maresfield cites Isaac Asimov's story Profession, which he says describes the need for well-rounded people in automated worlds. Arthur Gould argues that a superior AI might make better decisions than humans on climate and war.
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AITwo letters respond to Jeanette Winterson's interview on AI and the future of humanity. Ed Kelsey Maresfield recalls Isaac Asimov's story Profession, which describes the need for well-rounded people in automated worlds. Arthur Gould argues that a superior AI might make better decisions than humans on climate and war.
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