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Essay / scientific article / house oversight committee evidence
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Summary
This document is page 18 of a production labeled 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016821', featuring an essay titled 'Wrong, But More Relevant Than Ever' by MIT professor Seth Lloyd. The text analyzes Norbert Wiener's 1950 book 'The Human Use of Human Beings,' discussing cybernetics, artificial intelligence, and the societal impacts of automation. Seth Lloyd is a known associate of Jeffrey Epstein, and this document likely appears in the House Oversight Committee's investigation into Epstein's funding of scientific research and ties to academia.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Seth Lloyd | Author / MIT Professor |
Author of the essay; identified as theoretical physicist at MIT and external professor at Santa Fe Institute. Lloyd i...
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| Norbert Wiener | Subject |
Author of 'The Human Use of Human Beings' and 'Cybernetics'; the essay analyzes his work.
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| James Watt | Historical Figure |
Mentioned in relation to the steam engine governor.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| MIT |
Seth Lloyd's employer
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| Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Department within MIT where Lloyd is a professor
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| Santa Fe Institute |
Organization where Lloyd is an external professor
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016821'
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Timeline (3 events)
Relationships (1)
Lloyd is writing an analysis of Wiener's historical works.
Key Quotes (3)
"It is a remarkably prescient book, and remarkably wrong."Source
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"Wiener foresaw a moment in the near future of 1950 in which humans would cede control of society to a cybernetic artificial intelligence, which would then proceed to wreak havoc on humankind."Source
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Quote #2
"Unless society could find productive occupations for these displaced workers, Wiener warned, revolt would ensue."Source
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