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Wars - both military wars between armies, and conflicts between political factions - are an ancient theme in human literature. Drama is nothing without challenge, a problem to be solved, and the most visibly dramatic plot is the conflict of two human wills.Much of the speculative and science-fictional literature about AIs deals with the possibility of a clash between humans and AIs. Some think of AIs as enemies, and fret over the mechanisms of enslavement and the possibility of a revolution. Some think of AIs as allies, and consider mutual interests, reciprocal benefits, and the possibility of betrayal. Some think of AIs as comrades, and wonder whether the bonds of affection will hold.
If we were to tell the story of these stories - trace words written on paper, back through the chain of cause and effect, to the social instincts embedded in the human mind, and to the evolutionary origin of those instincts - we would have told a story about the stories that humans tell about AIs.
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