The story of computation in general — “The Rise of the Machines” — has been more about humans becoming more like machines than the other way around. The questio

The story of computation in general — “The Rise of the Machines” — has been more about humans becoming more like machines than the other way around. The question is not “will computers ever be able to drive as well as a human?”. It’s “Will humans remake their driving systems to fit a sufficiently intelligent computer-driven model?” I believe the answer, as the US ages and falls below replacement rate, is yes. We are already fully invested in the age of benevolent machines, and there is no turning back.