Section 32 (p. 189)
When HARLIE Was One (1972)
“The one job that machines cannot do is be a cruel plutocrat. That’s why humans are still needed.”
Review of Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald http://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/i-dont-care-what-happens-to-these-characters, 2015
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