“That’s me,” he said, motioning to the robot. “That’s all of us. We prattle about free will, but we’re… — Alfred Bester
“That’s me,” he said, motioning to the robot. “That’s all of us. We prattle about free will, but we’re nothing but response...mechanical reaction in prescribed grooves.”
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