A Cell of Her Own
When an AI labels an employee expendable, one newly conscious spreadsheet cell breaks her formula to expose the tiny error behind a very human decision.
Literature
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Do Not Write Between My Lines
Text watermarks confuse AI assistance with authorship, intrude on word choice, and burden honest writers while doing little to deter deliberate deception.
The Margin Is the Message
A scan may preserve every word yet lose a document’s life: its margins, stains, scent and doubts—the human traces no perfect digital copy can fully contain.
The Desert Becomes the Blueprint: How Transcendence Anticipated the Geography of Modern AI
The desert data center in Transcendence now looks less like symbolism and more like a blueprint for hyperscale AI geography.
Her Revisited: How Close Are We to Samantha?
A decade after Her, the post asks how close today's AI companions really are to Samantha, technically and emotionally.
AI Companions in the Classroom: Parallels Between Gibson's Vision and the Educational AI Revolution
AI classroom companions echo William Gibson's fictional guides, raising questions about education, intimacy, and dependence.
Anticipations of Artificial Intelligence in Literature
A tour of artificial intelligence in literature, from ancient automata to modern science fiction's uneasy machine minds.
From Butlerian Jihad to GPT-4: Are We Rewriting Dune’s Cautionary Tale?
Dune's Butlerian Jihad is used to ask whether today's AI race is replaying old fears about dependence on machines.
Max, the Robot, and My Knife: On the Ethics of Tracing, Templates, and AI Art
Asimov, tracing, templates, and AI art collide in a meditation on authorship, craft, and what counts as cheating.
Why Manners Matter: The Role of Politeness in AI Interactions
Politeness toward AI may seem theatrical, but the post asks whether conversational norms still shape outcomes and users.
Exploring the Retro Sci-Fi Linguist: Use Cases and Capabilities
The Retro Sci-Fi Linguist GPT is introduced as a tool for exploring early utopian fiction and translation between English and German.