The mighty micro
by Christopher Riche Evans · first published 1979
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I read pretty much exactly the same prediction in "The Mighty Micro" in the early 80s (intelligent machines. immortality) etc. - which pretty much influenced me to do a CS degree and go into postgraduate AI research. Nobody would be more delighted than me if immortality…
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