Sold in a suit of gold As a gift for humanity Yet, AI will restrain Future prosperity Through algorithmic eyes Trapped in a house of mirrors Reflections on mankind Dim as need disappears Delusions of grandeur Transposing humans, digital It's not evolution - ours is a hollowed skull
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Sky Lab, by Electronic System (1974)
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