This article eventually gets to its main point: the next step in the evolution of computer capacities is the transfer of 'expert knowledge' to intelligent systems. According to the article, "A good 'vulture,' as the subjects call their agents, can pick your brain so thoroughly that you achieve a certain 'intellectual immortality,' your expertise permanently enshrined in lines of code and subroutines." Happily they are not strong on creativity and intuitive leaps, and are lousy beer-drinking partners, so I am safe for a while.
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