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century

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UK /ˈsentʃəri/US /ˈsentʃəri/
noun

a period of 100 years

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Why AI Is Incredibly Smart and Shockingly Stupid | Yejin Choi | TED video example

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But first, let's get philosophical by starting with this quote by Voltaire, an 18th century Enlightenment philosopher, who said, "Common sense is not so common."

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