A Dream of Electric Mothers
AI & Robotics Alternative Ways of Knowing Culture & Society Ethics & Governance Toolkit Stories Wole Talabi
‘Baba Yemi holds up his finger and flicks it once like it is a lever. “One final thing. Don’t worry too much about the details of your consultation. All of you will receive the same answers regardless of how you ask the question, as long as it is indeed the same question. In fact, we…
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Suggested discussion points
- How do institutions and infrastructure interact with individuals, and culture, in this story?
- What do you think this story tells you about generational knowledge, memory and experience?
- Where is knowledge created? What about insight and wisdom?
- What do you think of the maternal role of “mother” in this story – do you think it is significant?
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