Can AI learn Through Story?
Dear Reader, Hope you’re well. Sorry for being out of touch. Grief is a peculiarly strange condition. I publish this as an experiment. It is part epistle, part conversation. Everything here is “true” in the […]
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Matt’s Reviews: The AI Incident by J.E. Thomas
Publisher: Levine Querido Published Date: July 8, 2025 (pre-order available) Reading age: 8 – 12 years Grade level: 3 – […]
AMAZING NEWS 5/19/24
Ed Dwight is finally going to space! The serialization of Dave Creek’s Chanda’s Legacy (Part 5) continues tomorrow! Also: Fan Ellen Klages will be a contestant on Jeopardy! this coming Wednesday, the 22nd AMAZING PEOPLE […]
AMAZING NEWS: 11/19/23
Stellar happenings; Starship launch, new release reveals and cover reveals! WSFS news and, apparently, an obsession with the Lost Space Tool Bag
Pluralistic: Copyright won’t solve creators’ Generative AI problem
The media spectacle of generative AI (in which AI companies’ breathless claims of their software’s sorcerous powers are endlessly repeated) has understandably alarmed many creative workers, a group that’s already traumatized by extractive abuse by […]
Visiting a Ship from My STAR CRUISE #SciFi Romance Novels
Designing an interstellar cruiseliner is not as straightforward as one might suppose.
REVIEW: MURDERBOT DIARIES (concluded) by Martha Wells
Steve examines Murderbot Diaries volumes two, three and four. But, Steve hopes, without more than minor spoilers.
BOOK REVIEWS: ARTIFICIAL CONDITION and WALKAWAY
What effects will really advanced computing, AI, and 3D printing in a post-scarcity society have? Steve wonders if these books can become reality.
BOOK REVIEWS: ALL SYSTEMS RED and DESTINY NOWHERE
This week, Steve reviews two books: one hard SF, one pretty good zombie book. And wants to wish you all a belated Happy International Women’s Day!
Book Review: AUTONOMOUS (2017)
Steve prepares for a Vancouver visit from Annalee Newitz, whose latest book Autonomous, is reviewed here. He’ll be there, will you?
DAYS OF FUTURE NOW: “THE PERIPHERAL” by William Gibson
Steve reviews William Gibson’s significant new SF book and talks about his last non-fiction book. And mentions having lunch with the author.
I Just Can’t Stop Thinking About ‘Her’
James Weber can’t stop thinking about HER. Who says the singularity can’t be beautiful?
Hoodwinked! A Review of the Forever Gate Compendium by Isaac Hooke
Don’t overthink this one. Don’t analyze it. Just enjoy
Machines that Think Are Improbable
Intelligent robots have been part of the SciFi lexicon since before Fritz Lang’s seminal file Metropolis. While it’s fun to imagine what the world would be like with intelligent machines, the sad truth is that […]
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