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Essays from West of 98
There’s an idea afoot that the human touch is no longer necessary in much of life. Automation is in, people are out. Retail stores have self checkout lines. Fast food restaurants have a touch screen kiosk to order your food in lieu of a cashier. Countless meetings are now conducted by video conference, rather than in person. We can’t leave out the so-called “artificial intelligence” cra...