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" I've been reading a lot about what the Internet does to our brains. "

Emily Berrington

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" There's a fine line between something saving you time and replacing a bit of you that could be useful. I've certainly become more and more aware of that. "

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" I imagine if you're one of those genius people working on AI, the desire to find out what's possible is presumably the driving factor, but I hope there are just as many people who are thinking about what we actually want. Just because something's possible it doesn't mean it's going to be good to us. "

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" It's my dream career to do as many different things as possible and for as long as possible, to stretch myself in as many different directions as I can. "

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