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Watchbird

door Robert Sheckley

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When Gelsen entered, he saw that the rest of the watchbird manufacturers were already present. There were six of them, not counting himself, and the room was blue with expensive cigar smoke. As a watchbird manufacturer, he was a member manufacturer of salvation, he reminded himself wryly. Very exclusive. You must have a certified government contract if you want to save the human race. "The government representative isn't here yet," one of the men told him. "He's due any minute." "We're getting the green light," another said.… (meer)

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I enjoyed listening to this on librivox. I recommend that edition to you, too, even if you're reluctant to do audiobooks, as this had a really good narration by Greg Margarite. I really appreciated that Sheckley understands that AI can't be created directly, rather that machines will get smart if they're given the capacity to *learn.*

But in this story, are either the men, or the machines, clever? Or wise? I recommend you enjoy comparing this to [b:The Minority Report|581125|The Minority Report|Philip K. Dick|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1390719396s/581125.jpg|63086]. (

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Short and sweet story about what happens when we let machines decide right and wrong. This is all the more relevant now in an age of surveillance and drone warfare. (

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When Gelsen entered, he saw that the rest of the watchbird manufacturers were already present. There were six of them, not counting himself, and the room was blue with expensive cigar smoke. As a watchbird manufacturer, he was a member manufacturer of salvation, he reminded himself wryly. Very exclusive. You must have a certified government contract if you want to save the human race. "The government representative isn't here yet," one of the men told him. "He's due any minute." "We're getting the green light," another said.

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