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Snip summary	If you were expecting some kind warning when computers f... than us, then think again. There will be no soothing HAL 9000-type voice informing ... In reality, our electronic overlords are already taking ... Their weapon of choice - the algorithm. BBC News - When algorithms control the world http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14306146

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If you were expecting some kind warning when computers finally get smarter than us, then think again.

There will be no soothing HAL 9000-type voice informing us that our human services are now surplus to requirements.

In reality, our electronic overlords are already taking control, and they are doing it in a far more subtle way than science fiction would have us believe.

Their weapon of choice - the algorithm.

HTML	<p class="introduction" id="story_continues_1">If you were expecting some kind warning when computers finally get smarter than us, then think again.</p> <p>There will be no soothing HAL 9000-type voice informing us that our human services are now surplus to requirements.</p> <p>In reality, our electronic overlords are already taking control, and they are doing it in a far more subtle way than science fiction would have us believe.</p> <p>Their weapon of choice - the algorithm.</p>

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If you were expecting some kind warning when computers finally get smarter than us, then think again. There will be no soothing HAL 9000-type voice informing us that our human services are now surplus to requirements. In reality, our electronic overlords are already taking control, and they are doing it in a far more subtle way than science fiction would have us believe. Their weapon of choice - the algorithm.

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