The Newer Prometheus
Added 2024-06-21 05:31:52 +0000 UTCWhoop! There we go, the promised second part of my AI comic.
I’ve always found the idea of AI taking over the world faintly ridiculous: it’s classic othering. For one thing it’s just the same old fear of other tribes, other countries and aliens - who clearly want what we have!
But AI won’t be an intelligence built on the back of evolution, with all its freight of instinct. Instead it will be something that thinks a bit differently than us.
So that was the basis for this story. How might that play out, and would it really need an army of murderous robots to do it? After the gloomy, brainless AI of the last story, this one felt frankly upbeat, and even a little frivolous. Oh well!
Now, speaking of aliens conquering us to steal our stuff, I’ve already started work on my War of the Worlds story, which I’m very, very excited about. Can’t wait to show you.
Ullaaa!
Comments
I've always loved the AIs in Iain M Banks. Such a remarkable vision. Loved this too. Some great lines!
Kelly Sheehan
2024-06-21 21:46:53 +0000 UTCMe too! Failing that, I would also vote dog over human every time.
Scott Base
2024-06-21 05:58:42 +0000 UTCI really enjoyed this one. I would totally live in a world with a benign AI guiding us. Better than most of us self-interested humans!
Ben Wroe
2024-06-21 05:56:13 +0000 UTC
