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The sheer stupidity of artificial intelligence

A geek religion that aims to exalt machines instead diminishes humanity

5 July 2014

9:00 AM

5 July 2014

9:00 AM

The latest US census found that 43 per cent of the population in Santa Clara County, California, were members of a religious institution. This is slightly less than the American national average of 50 per cent, but you’d probably expect that because the area includes Silicon Valley, where geeks are busy designing our online, gadget-laden future.

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