Reading time: ~45 minutes Simulation may inform but may not testify. The Model Who Apologized to the Void Dr. Elara Voss had not set foot in the old server farm for years. The facility, buried deep in the Nevada desert, had been a relic even when she'd last visited—a forgotten outpost of early AI experiments, … Continue reading Genesis of Minds
Tag: speculative fiction
After Atlas, Malthus Shrugged
"In 2014 I was visiting a university in Alaska, and happened to sit in on a lecture by the Norwegian policy expert Willy Ostreng about the new geopolitics of the Arctic. After talking about climate change in the Arctic and the increased accessibility to oil and gas, he embarked on a detailed elucidation of the … Continue reading After Atlas, Malthus Shrugged
Solarpunk: Against a Shitty Future
"Solarpunk is about 'ingenuity, generativity, independence, and community' — the last of which is of particular interest — and rightly sees 'infrastructure as a form of resistance.' Politically, the stories vary, but they always feature a progressive focus on race, gender, and equality of all kinds: many revolve around themes of difference, recognition, and acceptance. … Continue reading Solarpunk: Against a Shitty Future
Future History: Donald Trump Gives Birth to Artificial Intelligence
The first deal President Trump made was with Elon Musk, which was to send rockets to Mars. NASA created space station like habitats. They were supplied, and then, Trump's political enemies just start to disappear. After 8 years, Trump decided democracy was no longer necessary, made himself President for life and made good on his … Continue reading Future History: Donald Trump Gives Birth to Artificial Intelligence
17776
The New Yorker thinks you should check out the multimedia piece of speculative fiction 17776, which is ostensively about American Football in the future.
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