ABSTRACT
Almost two years had passed since Bee’s appearance on Ragu’s show. That appearance had created a stir. It had brought the reality of machine intelligence to the general public in an unprecedented way. Experts had already known it for years, and it had simmered for some time in academic circles, but it was one of those historical moments where the public consciousness suddenly congeals about an idea. Publicity and debate swirled around the event. Media fed the flurry with exaggerated reports on the power and hidden influence of intelligent machines. There were isolated incidents of violence and unrest.
