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The New Yorker: Science & Techology.

"What the Luddites can teach us about AI...." Views expressed in this science and technology update are those of the reporters and correspondens.  Accessed on 19 April 2025, 2246 UTC. Content and Source:  https://www.newyorker.com. Please check link or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://hawaiisciencejournal.blogspot.com). View in browser  |   Update your preferences In today’s newsletter,  what we can learn from the Luddites, and then: •  The minerals Trump wants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo •  Make way for recession memes •  Does an embryo have constitutional rights? How to Survive the A.I. Revolution The Luddites lost the fight to save their livelihoods. As the threat of artificial intelligence looms, can we do any better? By John Cassidy Illustration by Jack Smyth; Source photograph from Getty In the early hours  of April 12, 1812, a crowd of men approached Rawfolds Mi...