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The Christchurch chaos exercise

22 March 2019

10:16 AM

22 March 2019

10:16 AM

Scissor statements are weird. They’re something that most people can’t instantly define, yet they are an inextricable element of today’s internet-media-news cycle. The term itself – scissor statement – can be traced back to a blog that describes how an ad-tech start-up unintentionally created some AI with the potential to destroy civil society.

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