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  > an AI that is truly operating as an independent agent in the economy without a human responsible for it
Sounds like the "customer support" in any large company (think Google, for example), to be honest.
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It happened not too long ago! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46990729
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Was it ever verified that this was an independent AI?
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It was not. In the article, first few paragraphs.
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