The argument for exponential advancement will hold ground only with the help of autonomous, abstract-thinking machines.

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The technology humbled some once promising outfits, like Danny Hillis' Thinking Machines and Larry Ellison's ncube.

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The researchers also discussed the possibility that thinking machines might be a threat to human jobs, but honestly, having my job threatened was starting to seem like a relatively minor problem by then.

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Mr. Park said he has been thinking about ways to bring sewing machines into the high-tech world for 30 years.

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