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Type: Essay / article
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This document is an essay by Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan titled 'Will Computers Become Our Overlords?' likely submitted to an intellectual forum (possibly Edge.org, which Epstein funded). Ramakrishnan discusses the evolution of AI from algorithmic programming to machine learning and reinforcement learning, citing examples like '2001: A Space Odyssey' and Deep Blue's victory over Kasparov. The page bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, indicating it is part of a document production for a congressional investigation.

People (4)

Name Role Context
Venki Ramakrishnan Author/Scientist
Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry (2009), President of the Royal Society, author of the essay.
Gérard Bricogne Former colleague
Colleague of Ramakrishnan who joked about carbon-based intelligence.
Garry Kasparov Chess Champion
Mentioned in the context of being defeated by the computer Deep Blue.
Grandson Family Member
Ramakrishnan mentions video calling him in New York.

Organizations (5)

Name Type Context
Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Author's workplace.
Cambridge University
Author's affiliation.
Royal Society
Author is the current president.
British Airways
Mentioned regarding a computer system failure at Heathrow.
House Oversight Committee
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.

Timeline (2 events)

1997 (Contextual)
Deep Blue chess computer beating Garry Kasparov.
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Garry Kasparov Deep Blue
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British Airways computer systems failure at Heathrow preventing flights.
Heathrow Airport

Locations (3)

Location Context
Location of the author's grandson.
Airport where British Airways systems failed.
Mentioned in context of historical long-distance call prices.

Relationships (1)

Venki Ramakrishnan Former Colleagues Gérard Bricogne
Text states 'A former colleague of mine, Gérard Bricogne...'

Key Quotes (3)

"carbon-based intelligence was simply a catalyst for the evolution of silicon-based intelligence."
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"Computers prevent us from doing things we want."
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"One article described Deep Blue’s victory not as that of a computer, which was just a dumb machine, but as the victory of hundreds of programmers over Kasparov, a single individual."
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