The Rule of Three in Minds and Machines
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https://doi.org/10.68903/vjta.2025.v06i02.07Keywords:
science and philosophy, art and history , Artificial IntelligenceAbstract
This paper presents a brief account of the Rule of Three, its history and philosophy, and its use in a variety of fields ranging from rhetoric, design, business, politics, minds and machines. The Rule is applicable to social and political dynamics in the contemporary world dominated by machines.
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