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The Fifth Generation

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When. in October 1981, the Japanese Government announced a ten-year plan to create knowledge machines, the other major developed nations were forced into a desperate race to maintain economic credibility. James Burke considers some social and cultural effects of machines made in the image of man. Producer JULIAN HITCHCOCK BBC Birmingham

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James Burke
Producer:
Julian Hitchcock
Source: Radio Times

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