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Next Step: Skynet Becomes Self-Aware

By Nick Moran posted at 2:00 pm on April 9, 2012 0

James Harriman-Smith wants to know what humans can learn from a computer’s reading of Shakespeare’s plays. As it turns out, there’s quite a bit.

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Nick Moran is the social media editor for The Millions. He was born in Hoboken, NJ and he returned there after graduating from the University of Miami. Before leaving the publishing industry, he worked for Norton, John Wiley & Sons, and Oxford University Press. His interests can be followed on his Tumblr, Nick Recommends and Twitter, @nemoran3.

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