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Send in the Clones

By Jon Hansen / May 4, 2023

Reading Time: 4 minutes The victim’s head had been blown clean off, that much was obvious. The body lay on a table in the morgue, the harsh scent of antiseptic trying and failing to cover the rusty smell. I looked over at my partner, Wolf-776f6c66 and sighed. “Why am I here?”
There wasn’t much crime on Callisto Colony, and what there was tended to be pretty minor. Vandalism, drunk and disorderly, sometimes a domestic disturbance. All in a day’s work for me, the only full detective on the colony. A corpse was unusual, true, but this case? Open and shut.

July Meeting of the WPL’s Science Fiction Book Club – WWW: Wake

By Melody Friedenthal / Jul 23, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes Multi-award-winning hard science fiction author Robert J. Sawyer new book The Downloaded is coming out later this year, and it will be out in audiobook first. In fact, Audible is getting an exclusive for the first six months, before the print and ebook versions come out.

The Robots in Our Lives: The subtle side of Artificial Intelligence

By N.T. Narbutovskih / Jan 7, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes When’s the last time you asked a robot to do something for you? I can tell you I do it almost constantly. My most consulted robot lives in a mainframe somewhere in the great Google warehouse in the sky. At least, I like to think so. Artificial intelligence has been a theme in science fiction …

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Kuttner’s Ego Machine Takes a Playful Look at AI and the Human Brain

By N.T. Narbutovskih / May 24, 2021

Reading Time: 14 minutes With public companies creating direct computer-brain interfaces, and the augmentation of human consciousness with AI just around the corner, the core theme of this story hits home in modern times.

Wolf Sets Standard for AI, Culture in Robots of the World, Arise!

By N.T. Narbutovskih / May 3, 2021

Reading Time: 23 minutes By N.T. Narbutovskih The term “droid” has a special place in the heart of everyone who has a passing familiarity with science fiction. Mari Wolf coins the term in this quirky tale about robots, consciousness, and humanity. Wolf’s forecast of the rise of human-consciousness equivalent artificial intelligence has all the classic veneer of the Golden …

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Phillip K. Dick’s Mr. Spaceship Turns AI On Its Head

By N.T. Narbutovskih / Apr 19, 2021

Reading Time: 36 minutes Any sacrifice for the greater good is acceptable. War doesn’t wait on the needs of the individual. These themes are present in today’s tense international environment just as they were when Dick wrote this packed tale. From AI to warfare to original sin, this story hits all the big questions. Classic Phillip K. Dick tales …

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Bova’s Next Logical Step Fuses AI and Warfare

By N.T. Narbutovskih / Apr 12, 2021

Reading Time: 9 minutes Ben Bova weaves a short and impactful story that doesn’t get bogged down in the weeds.

Where One Vulnerability Researcher Sees AI in 2030

By Ehsan Foroughi / Feb 22, 2021

Reading Time: 4 minutes Looking at least one decade into the future, I believe we will see significant advancements in three areas by 2030 as a result of AI — personal assistance devices, genomics, and space exploration.

Best AI startups of 2020

By Jennifer Vickery / Jan 5, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes The global artificial intelligence market is expected to grow by 46.2% from 2019 to 2025. That type of growth can’t be matched by almost any other industry in the world. Artificial intelligence solutions are particularly relevant for the IT, healthcare, automotive, and manufacturing sectors. However, practically all other businesses can find a use for this …

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