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Tony Thorne

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Tony Thorne


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Tony Thorne (born 1950) is a British author, linguist and lexicographer specialising in slang, jargon and cultural history.
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Average rating: 3.74 · 430 ratings · 54 reviews · 31 distinct works • Similar authors
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“In non-technical language, The Singularity is Coming clarifies what may happen and speculates about how it may affect us. It is a compilation of information that includes comments from experts, news announcements of the latest developments, and a comprehensive reading list.”
― Tony Thorne
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“How might an unscrupulous person try to get around
those famous laws, designed to protect humans, as well robots,
from each other?”
― Tony Thorne
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“Perhaps someone, somewhere already has a
primitively aware machine, with its brain equipped with the
essential learning software.”
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