Maybe it’s relevant today because we have LLMs and speech interfaces, but it was relevant at the time because of the growing oppression of the Cold War. The wo

Maybe it’s relevant today because we have LLMs and speech interfaces, but it was relevant at the time because of the growing oppression of the Cold War. The world grew beyond that, and cautiously welcomed Russia into the global economy, but much of that progress has been erased in a very short period of time. It is alarming how quickly things can slide into authoritarianism. It can happen even as you celebrate your own success and prosperity. The story is just as relevant on /that/ point today as it is for anything to do with AI. If not more so.