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From: "Sally Manton"

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Dana wrote: <POV Avon, Orac is "just a machine"--in other words, doesn't even qualify for his slimline view of human rights--but shouldn't have Blake been worried about the freedom of the honest AI to think and speak?>

Oh yes, but two points:

Orac would most definitely come under Blake's heading of 'crew', and My Favourite Autocrat's general rule - "say whatever you like, then I'll get you to do what I want" applies.

No one tells Orac what to do. Orac runs rings round the lot of them.

Jenny

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