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Karel Čapek on AI

2 quotes from Karel Čapek on the wall, 1920, newest first. Each one is verbatim and links to where it was said. Sources include Aventinum.

1. Robots are not people

   1920·#culture#philosophy#jobs

   ContextWho else?

   Czech writer Karel Čapek's play R.U.R., published in 1920, introduced the word robot. In the prologue, factory director Harry Domin explains the Robots to Helena Glory. Translated from Czech.

   Aventinum · R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)

2. He threw out man and made the Robot

   1920·#jobs#philosophy#culture

   ContextWho else?

   Czech writer Karel Čapek published the play R.U.R. in 1920. Factory director Domin explains to Helena Glory how young Rossum simplified the worker. Translated from Czech.

   Aventinum · R.U.R. (Rossumovi univerzální roboti)

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