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99% Invisible

CHAPTER

The Evolution of the Electronic Brain

When Scott was born, machines were being created mostly to help people do physical labor. By the age of the electronic, machines began automatically to do things that looked a lot like intellectual labor. This robot manipulator can be easily taught because of its electronic brain. Inventor: Machines should do their work. That's what their best at. Today there isn't enough time.

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