FIRST, IT WAS THE SPACE RACE. NOW, IT'S THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RACE.

FIRST, IT WAS THE SPACE RACE. NOW, IT'S THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RACE.
(an article written entirely under the influence of pain killers...)

Amazingly, human scientists have given up on "real" intelligence in favor of "artificial" intelligence, sort of the polyester amalgamation of a brain....or not.

Nevertheless, we notice the really stupid people of the Earth, those who need it the most, those south of the border and middle-eastern muslims, are not competing in the race at all. Instead, it's only the scientifically adept civilizations with accomplished bureaucratic, ineffective governments who want to outsource thinking in its entirety (Russia, America, and China).

Vadimir Putin of Russia had this to say about AI:
"Artificial intelligence is the future, not only of Russia, but of all of mankind," Russian President Vladimir Putin said. "Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world."

A robot was standing behind him, off camera, with a laser pointed at his head, wearing an artificial Hitler mustache. Hmmm... suspicious.

Is it just me or does it seem masochistic to be inventing our own slave masters? As long as we limit it to...say...artificial news media anchors, basketball players, and sex sl....never mind... then, maybe we can control them.

Otherwise, we're toast. Yep. Toast.