Steven Dubner: We are already irrationally penalizing algorithms and robots for being imperfect when human beings are so much more imperfect. He says if you can make a computer look or seem like a human, we're more willing to accept their judgments. "I don't know that I can point to an area in my life where I'm not eager to accept artificial intelligence"
What do gamblers and referees have in common? When do machines make better decisions than people? And has Stephen been replaced by a computer?