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USER: What will the future hold for computers?

TALKIE-1930: Computers in the future may be employed in offices where calculations are required to be made, and where the nature of the business does not demand a very high degree of knowledge. The occupation will be a steady one, and the remuneration will be sufficient to afford a comfortable livelihood. The hours of attendance will probably be from ten to six.

USER: and digital computers?

TALKIE-1930: Computers who make use of machines will be distinguished from digital computers, who perform their operations by means of the fingers alone. The former will be employed in offices and public establishments, where a great number of calculations have to be made; the latter in private houses, and by individuals.

(for those confused, "computer" was, at the time, a human occupation)

I love this.

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Also, I'd like to see the inverse of it: a model trained only on the last few weeks - or even minutes - of published information, or only on scientific papers published in the last year or two. Should present some interesting psychoses!
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I'm slightly embarrassed to admit this took me a couple reads to get :)
"digital" in "romance" languages means the modern 'digital' sense but also an adjective meaning "related to the fingers".
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