1974 Polish cartoon: a robot eyes the "inferior species" — humans
FanofDueProcess · reddit · 2026-08-24
Polish satirical artist Jerzy Flisak's 1974 cartoon "An Android Views an Inferior Species" responded to 1970s anxieties about computers and factory automation replacing humans. Fifty years on, it resonates strikingly with today's AGI debates.
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