Artificial intelligence is making its mark, and fortunately (or unfortunately), it’s here to stay.
What we considered science fiction in the 1980s is no longer fiction. It was 1982 when KITT gave us our first glimpse with his talk-responsive screen disguised as a black Trans Am.
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