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Our Coming Computer Overlords

by taylormarvin on February 18, 2011

By Taylor Marvin

Genius computer Watson won Jeopardy. The competition lasted 3 episodes, from February 14 through 16. News references of the phrase “Skynet” spiked during that period:

Source: Google trends.

Source: Google trends.

Either the media needs to find a new phrase for artificial intelligence, or people know what’s coming.

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