Annalee Newitz 🍜
Will they destroy us? Will they be our willing slaves? We are asking all the wrong questions about AI and robots. In my latest newsletter, I talk about why I wrote an entire novella about how to ask the right questions about building a new life form. https://buttondown.com/thehypothesis/archive/robots-are-obsessed-with-1990s-web-aesthetics/
Robots are obsessed with 1990s web aesthetics

I’m taking a break from my media studies series (you can read the first three installments here, here, and here) to talk about my forthcoming novella,...

The Hypothesis
Jun 6 at 10:02amWeb
Show threadSarah JacksonJun 6
@annaleen Great post! Excited to read the book 😊 A few years back I was listening to a con panel about robots and AI and someone said maybe we'd be less afraid of robots turning on us if we took care more seriously; if we could trust that we'd be good 'parents', and that honestly sunk right into my bones
Show threadAnnalee Newitz 🍜5d ago
@sarahijackson Such a good observation. Our fear of robots is kind of telling on ourselves, isn't it?
Show threadscott fJun 6
@annaleen Nice. Now I'm even more excited for Automatic Noodle
Show threadMr. MarquezJun 6
@annaleen every time I see this kind of question I change AI and Robots for Calculators and giggle to myseld
Show threadsu_liamJun 6
@annaleen On the post-slavery questions, we should transpose “when will” with “will,” and replace “how can,” with “can.” Ditching the other questions, and instead of “how can,” asking “should we,” could be a step towards a moral awakening.