[alicebot-aiethics] AI: The Movie
Richard Wallace
alicebot-aiethics@list.alicebot.org
Sat, 18 Aug 2001 11:50:05 -0700
> The sad fact about monumental technologies like AI, genetic
> engineering, etc is that the wealthy will be the first to enjoy their
> benefits, while the poor will simply have to deal with it.
Oddly not true in the case of ALICE and AIML. I've often said that ALICE
may be the first free software project developed mostly by the sick,
disabled, unemployed, retired and "entrepreneurs". Plenty of poor people
are enjoying ALICE while the rich remain blissfully ignorant!
Rich