[jasonhanley]

You know what's wild? Not ever having heard of him, I can find out who he is and how this relates to the conversation in milliseconds.

For others' benefit:

"Kurt Vonnegut explored themes of humans being observed by extraterrestrial beings in a zoo-like setting in his novel Slaughterhouse-Five. ... While this scenario involves humans being placed in a zoo by aliens, it does not specifically depict artificial intelligence (AI) as the captors. However, Vonnegut did address the impact of automation and machines on human society in his debut novel, Player Piano."

Amazing times we live in. Strange and scary, but also amazing.

[nprateem]

Great book. Well worth a read.