During the Trojan War, two prophets, Cassandra and Laocoön warned the people of Troy that accepting the Trojan Horse would be disastrous. And as Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey depicts, tragedy came to Troy for not adhering these warnings.

Today we have many people prophesying what the future will hold for artificial intelligence.

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Today we have many people prophesying what the future will hold for artificial intelligence.

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