The US must learn AI lessons from Astro Boy
Asian cultures harbour a very different attitude towards technologies that are regarded as threatening in the West.
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Astro Boy, a cute and friendly robot, reflects the more benign view Asian societies have of AI and technology compared with the West, says the writer.
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Gillian Tett
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