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Sofia Giannuzzi

Sofia Giannuzzi is an undergraduate at Harvard University, where she studies computer science and English, with a focus on how technologies intersect with human storytelling and digital scholarship.

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An ancient vase depicting the death of Talos, the bronze automaton created by the god Hephaestus to guard the island of Crete

Was Talos, the Bronze Automaton Who Guarded the Island of Crete in Greek Myth, an Early Example of Artificial Intelligence?

The mythical sentry was depicted as thinking like a human and showing some human-like tendencies