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Electric Sheep

Tomorrow’s World by BBC

Nov 9, 201761:19Science & Medicine

Meet Mary. She’s sentient and she’s conscious, just like us. The difference? She’s an Artificial Intelligence. Britt and Ellie want to know what the future holds for AI, and so they follow Mary through her dramatic tale....

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Electric Sheep is an episode from Tomorrow’s World by BBC. Meet Mary. She’s sentient and she’s conscious, just like us. The difference? She’s an Artificial Intelligence. Britt and Ellie want to know what the future holds for AI, and so they...

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Published Nov 9, 2017, 61:19 long, audio available.

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