Planet Waves by Eric Francis

Planet Waves by Eric Francis

Little Engines Inside the Brain: Sunday is the Platinum Anniversary of A.I.

How we're surrendering our humanity to "artificial intelligence" and how it's being taken from us. A.I. will never be smarter than a dog, or smarter than you.

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Eric Francis Coppolino
Aug 28, 2025
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A.I. image of hippie programmers by Tony D’Agostino

Dear Friend and Reader:

Sunday is the anniversary of the concept of “artificial intelligence.” Can you guess how long it’s been since this term was used (for the first time ever) in a proposal to the Rockefeller Foundation?

Twenty-five years? Thirty-five?

Maybe 50 years, a product of the groovy, freewheel…

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