The current cultural fascination and frustration with artificial intelligence is nothing new. As far back as the 1921 Czech play R.U.R. — the workers-rights story that first coined the term “robot” — ...
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The future is catching up to science fiction

Science fiction has always promised wild futures, but some of those ideas are no longer distant fantasy. From brain computer interfaces and artificial wombs to space elevators and resurrecting extinct ...
More than 50 years before ChatGPT could tell you what to cook for dinner, a 1968 science fiction film was shaping how we think about machines that talk to us. In 2001: A Space Odyssey, a Jupiter-bound ...
We are currently living through an unprecedented rise in the popularity of science fiction over the past couple of years. From new releases from established names such as Star Wars to the rise of ...
Sometimes you’re in the mood for a slice of science fiction but you haven’t got the time to embark on a Red Mars or a Dune. All hail, then, the sci-fi short story, bringing you a slice of the weird, ...