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The Imitation of Consciousness: On the Present and Future of Natural Language Processing
Stephen Marche Considers AI, Machine Learning, and “the Labyrinth of Another’s Being”
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Stephen Marche
| June 23, 2021
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in Conversation With John Scalzi
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John Scalzi
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Towards the Heart of a Book: In Praise of the Epigraph
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How Black Writers Capture the Comedy and Dark Absurdity of Life in America
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