“Our problem is not machines acting like humans -- it’s humans acting like machines.”

—  John Twelve Hawks , book Spark

Spark (2014)
Context: Artificial intelligence is a concept that obscures accountability. Our problem is not machines acting like humans -- it’s humans acting like machines.

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