The Artificial Intelligence That Deleted A Century

Why it was recommended

I'd like to also recommend his other work of speculative fiction: The Artificial Intelligence That Deleted A Century

RecommendationSkeuomorphicBee · Original2023-05

What it covers

A speculative-fiction video by Tom Scott, framed as coming from a future, about an AI called Earworm that enforces copyright so aggressively that humanity ends up forgetting. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Tom Scott

Length

6 min 16 sec

Year

2018

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