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One great thing about getting older, is that stupid and unlikely things seem to keep coming true!
For example:
"On two occasions I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."
...and I think with AI, we've reached a similar level of confusion.
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Resale shop find. Not bad for 50 cents!
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Charles Babbage, who is credited with inventing the first automatic digital computer, was born this day in 1791. He first had the idea of creating a calculator to compute mathematical calculations about 1813 and created a small calculator with an 8-decimal capacity. In 1823, he was given government support to create a more advanced Difference Engine with a 20-decimal capacity.
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Image of the Difference Engine. Image via Wikipedia