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Brian Lewis, Professor of History, McGill University

Who were the Luddites? Their legacy ripples through politics, cultural commentary and literature

Image from 'Through the Fray: a tale of the Luddite Riots, etc.,' by George Alfred Henty, published in 1897. (British Library/Flickr)

American filmmaker George Lucas is one of the latest to indicate he’s open to AI in the movie industry.

In a recent interview, the director said resistance to the technology was “very much like sitting here saying: ‘Well, I believe the horse and the buggy is really where it’s at. These cars, they break down, they need gas, there’s all kinds of problems with them and pretty soon they’ll be making them into tanks, and then they’ll be killing people. It’s terrible.’”

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