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“Smart” homes of the future replacing role of biological PARENTS, thanks to creepy new Google patent for Big Brother system

March 3, 2018 -

Posted by Edsel Cook

(Natural News) The latest idea from Google goes beyond mere Orwellian Big Brother into full-blown automated robotic parenting. The company is planning a series of smart home technologies that will keep an eye on children and discipline them in lieu of their actual parents, warned an article from The Daily Mail. Google filed a patent involving […]

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Expert warns that AI brains are not infallible and have even been found to “make bad decisions” that can harm humans

October 22, 2017 -

Posted by Isabelle Z.

(Natural News) We’re learning more every day about the price to be paid for all the conveniences modern technology brings us, and while some of the potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence (AI) are rather obvious, others are a bit more insidious. New York University Research Professor Kate Crawford and a group of colleagues are so […]

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Watch out: Your gadgets are smarter than you are, and it’s moving you down the food chain

September 14, 2017 -

Posted by Frances Bloomfield

(Natural News) Watch out: Your gadgets are smarter than you are, and it may be endangering you. We human beings have always fancied ourselves as the apex organisms of this planet. Going by our accomplishments in technology, infrastructure, and the like, it certainly seemed to have been that way for hundreds, if not thousands, of […]

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