The latest dispute between the New York Times and OpenAI reinforces the distinction in understanding artificial intelligence (AI) between autonomy and automatons, which we have previously examined.

Let's start with a simple game, due to John Conway, called the Game of Life. Start with a grid of squares and color each square either black or white (dead or alive). Each square has eight neighbors, ...

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom automatons are among the most useful aspects of the game, right up there with the titular echoes. The difference is, the game is feasibly playable without them.