30 May 2019, The Tablet

Active players or helpless pawns? Two writers ask what it means to be human


Active players or helpless pawns? Two writers ask what it means to be human

Paul Mason
PA/EMPICS Entertainment, Matt Crossick

 

Way back when, Woody Allen used to do a stand-up routine about watching his father come home from the office one day with tears in his eyes. “I’ve been fired,” he says to his wife. “They’ve replaced me with a tiny computer that does everything I do, only better.” “Oh, honey”, says Woody’s mom. “Do you know where can I get one of these things?”

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