Science Fiction and the Sociotechnical Imaginaries of Future War
Sociotechnical imaginaries and science fiction can provide IR scholars with new resources for studying the processes through which make sense of visions of future war.
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AI Worm
Researchers have prototyped an AI-powered internet worm.
The coolest thing about the prototype is that it carries its own LLM with it, and runs it on computers that have been broken into.
This is the closest to John Brunner’s original 1975 concep…
Hobbesian Enmity and Resource Wars in Apocalyptic Popular Culture
Stories of global disaster and destruction have surged in popularity, often with grim predictions of near-future collapse.
‘Doctor Who’ Fans Have Fresh Chance to Time Travel With Found Episodes
Two unearthed episodes, which were discovered in film canisters wrapped in plastic bags among the possessions of a dead collector in England, were restored by BBC archivists.
A Science Fiction Writer Wrestles With China’s Rise, and His Own Decline
In his stories, Han Song explores the disorientation accompanying China’s modernization, sometimes writing of unthinkable things that later came true.
AI scientists are developing a ‘digital brain’ that will surpass humans – we need to stop everything NOW, says insider
SCIENTISTS are developing AI so advanced it could be compared to a “digital brain” that may be even better than the human mind – and we should be terrified, according to one insider.
Kevin Baragona, founder of DeepAI, warned rapid…