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Given that cognitive computing technologies enable the computer to search for, pattern match, parse, synthesize, and interpret volumes of data at a very fast rate, the fear being described by some researchers is that these systems will go beyond helping humans and instead will become the next dominant entity on earth.
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Hendler, J., Mulvehill, A.M. (2016). Social Challenges for the Social Machine. In: Social Machines. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1156-4_8
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