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The Latest Breaking News from Neal Stephenson

The big idea: will sci-fi end up destroying the world?

Skewed interpretations of classic works are feeding the dark visions of tech moguls, from Musk to Thiel

The Guardian - UK

Polostan by Neal Stephenson review – jazz age thrills

The author of sprawling SF mega-novels has switched gears for a fast-moving adventure set between Russia and the US

The Guardian - UK

83 Years Ago, One Sci-Fi Writer’s Prediction Of A Coming Content Crisis Eerily Resonates Today

Borges imagined an endless library that contained every possible permutation of letters. The truth is out there, but it’s embedded among hoards of lies and gibberish.

Inverse

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An 83-year-old short story by Borges portends a bleak future for the internet

How will the internet evolve in the coming decades?

The Conversation

Neal Stephenson's Polostan Is a Compact Epic About Communism, Science, and the Dawn of the Atomic Age

A short-yet-sprawling historical tour of the atomic age.

Reason

The Sci-Fi Feedback Loop Is Alive And Well

In May 2024, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sparked a firestorm by referencing the 2013 movie “Her” to highlight the novelty of the latest iteration of ChatGPT.

Inverse

ChatGPT and the movie ‘Her’ are just the latest example of the ‘sci-fi feedback loop’

In May 2024, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sparked a firestorm by referencing the 2013 movie “Her” to highlight the novelty of the latest iteration of ChatGPT.

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Are networks ready for Apple Vision Pro?

How providers can fortify their networks to support video traffic during peak and unpredictable periods of demand.

TechRadar

TechScape: Could AI-generated content be dangerous for our health?

From hyperrealistic deepfakes to videos that not only hijack our attention but also our emotions, tech seems increasingly full of ‘cognitohazards’

The Guardian - UK

Who needs the Metaverse? Meet the people still living on Second Life

Mark Zuckerberg’s grand vision for an online existence has been laughed off as a corporate folly. Meanwhile, those still existing happily on a virtual world launched 20 years ago may be wondering what all the fuss is about …

The Guardian - UK

This week in the metaverse: BlackRock's new ETF, Titanic artifacts as NFTs, and a Snow Crash Sotheby’s auction

The new BlackRock ETF invests in a bundle of public companies, including Meta, Nvidia, and Apple.

Fortune

Metaverse creator Neal Stephenson on the future of virtual reality

The writer who invented the metaverse concept on why he decided to get involved in building it — and the trouble with AI

Financial Times

I wrote this column myself, but how long before a chatbot could do it for me?

The impressive and wildly popular ChatGPT is the latest instalment in a long-running debate about whether we’re creating machines to help us or replace us

The Guardian - UK

How the metaverse could change the purpose and feel of cities

Several companies, including Apple and Microsoft, are betting that the world of tomorrow will, at least in part, be carried out in the metaverse. To this end, Microsoft recently acquired the video game giant Activision Blizzard for US$68.7 billion.

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‘Snow Crash’ is a reminder that the metaverse could be chaotic good

Meta’s imagination is stunted by its many scandals. Its sterilized metaverse leaves little room for shock and awe.

The Guardian - UK

The metaverse is dystopian – but to big tech it’s a business opportunity

The Facebook chief plans to build a $10bn virtual-reality world. Enter it at your peril

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