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Essay / article (house oversight document)
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Summary
This document is a page from an essay titled 'Will Computers Become Our Overlords?' by Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan, stamped with a House Oversight Bates number. The text discusses the evolution of artificial intelligence, contrasting traditional algorithmic programming with modern machine learning and neural networks. It references the inconvenience caused by computer reliance (citing a British Airways failure) and the historical milestone of Deep Blue defeating Garry Kasparov. While the text itself does not mention Jeffrey Epstein, the document is part of the House Oversight Committee's records, likely related to investigations into Epstein's funding of scientists and the Edge foundation.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Venki Ramakrishnan | Author / Scientist |
Scientist at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge University; Nobel Prize recipient; President of the Royal...
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| Gérard Bricogne | Former Colleague |
Former colleague of the author who joked about carbon-based vs silicon-based intelligence.
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| Garry Kasparov | Chess Champion |
Mentioned in the context of losing to the Deep Blue computer.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology |
Author's workplace.
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| Cambridge University |
Author's affiliation.
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| Royal Society |
Author is the current president.
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| British Airways |
Used as an example of computer system failure.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (based on footer stamp).
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Timeline (2 events)
1997 (implied)
Unknown (recent to article)
British Airways computer systems went down at Heathrow, grounding flights despite planes and pilots being ready.
Heathrow Airport
Relationships (1)
Text states 'A former colleague of mine, Gérard Bricogne...'
Key Quotes (4)
"Carbon-based intelligence was simply a catalyst for the evolution of silicon-based intelligence."Source
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"We all await the singularity, which always seems to be just over the horizon."Source
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"Computers prevent us from doing things we want."Source
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"One article described Deep Blue’s victory not as that of a computer... but as the victory of hundreds of programmers over Kasparov, a single individual."Source
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