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tleb_ | 2 years ago

I agree the format is interesting. What are some other examples of short stories about technology, recent or less so?

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antiframe|2 years ago

Most short stories about technology are about it's role in society. Take a look at any of the winning or short-listed short stories from any reputable sci-fi award (like the Nebula or Locus) and you'll find them by the dozen.

I like stories by Asimov and Bradbury. If you're looking for something contemporary, take a gander at Ted Chiang.

xena|2 years ago

Yeah, the trick to writing science fiction is that it's almost never about the grandeur of the setting, it's using that setting and its technology as a tool to lay bare the inherent problems with society and humanity. One of the things I've been struggling with is that AI tools are effectively cheap low-quality knowledge labour. How could this go wrong? Many fucking ways it turns out.