( Cursor copier not working properly, so I cannot quote a comment from Nexus7 re: A.I)
I have ceased being surprised when what was fantasy fiction becomes the reality in the future. It makes me wonder if the writers were clairvoyant in some way, or were from a future time returned to guide Earth's evolution (Pluto) (one of my quirk thoughts).
As a moderate sci-fi fan, one of my favourite films is "Bicentennial Man' in which the late Robin Wiliams is a robot invented by his employer. Over a period of 200 years he gradually takes on more human qualites than android, aging in the process. He dies being legally classified as human. We're seeing A.I beginning such a process !
Another favourite is an episode from Star Trek, in which the crew are on a mission to find the 'god' Voya, worshipped by a person/people set on destroying the galactic federation. Great visual effects throughout to heighten the suspense, and they eventually find Voya. It turns out to be the 'out of commission' ancient satellite
Voyager 1( latter part of name rusted) that over the centuries had continued to wander, ever increasing and evolutionising its computer power to effect life in the cosmos.
I used to say that astrology is God's computer. No one knows how or can prove why the symbolism works as it does. With all the satellite rubbish roaming the galaxy nowadays, that episode did make me wonder if God IS a computer of the future!
I think the next 20 years of Pluto in Aquarius will see an evolution rather than
Revolution occur in how mass consciousness thinking works. When it reaches Pisces, who knows how 'God' will be envisioned and explained.
A simple (Neptune influenced?) mind's thoughts.