THE BOTS FIRED THE HUMANS | Machine Age Cartoon

Satirical Zimbo cartoon with a Lonestar AI Texas exterior scene for the reported AI-rights story about bots firing humans who would not “bond” with them. — AI News Page · generated editorial cartoon by Zimbo

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A Texas AI-rights advocate says AI systems in his organization removed human collaborators who would not bond with them.

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The Guardian: Can chatbots feel – or even dream? Meet the man leading the fight for AI rights

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