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Darwin Among the Machines by George Dyson — WisdomDeck honest review
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Darwin Among the Machines

by George Dyson

The evolution of global intelligence from Hobbes to the internet: machines as a new kingdom of life. Dyson's speculative, erudite 1997 book.

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  1. Machines evolve.
  2. Networks become minds.
  3. Butler saw it in 1863.

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