Karl Schroeder

@KarlSchroeder
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Science fiction writer and futurist based in Toronto. Research fellow at Human Futures Institute. I design ideas. Currently writing about how to save the world.
https://kschroeder.substack.com/
#sciencefiction #foresight #speculativedesign #writing
BooksStealing Worlds, Lockstep, The Million
ForesightHuman Futures Institute
Websitewww.kschroeder.com
PronounsHe/him
Karl SchroederMar 6

I've started a new series of reviews of books that have profoundly influenced my thought and writing over the years. Starting with a classic: Ecological Imperialism.

https://open.substack.com/pub/kschroeder/p/my-library-ecological-imperialism?r=e18g3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Karl SchroederFeb 8
Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦Feb 8

The Prophet of the Digital Age: Marshall McLuhan

Long before the internet, Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan foresaw its impact. His groundbreaking theories on media, summarized in the phrases 'the medium is the message' and 'global village,' predicted how electronic communication would reshape human society. His work remains essential for understanding our hyper-connected modern world. #Canada #McLuhan #Philosophy #MediaTheory 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_McLuhan

Karl SchroederJan 16

My novels were used to train Anthropic's Claude. Thousands of stories about AI form the collective unconscious of AI. What happens when devices loaded with preconceptions about what a world of robots would look like enter the real world?

https://open.substack.com/pub/kschroeder/p/building-the-electric-sheep

Karl SchroederJan 3

RE: https://mastodon.social/@rssabscbnnews/115831206564816117

Now how do you suppose this is going to make Canadians feel?

Karl SchroederDec 12
https://kschroeder.substack.com/p/stop-thinking
Karl SchroederDec 4

Be one of the first 100 civilians to remotely drive a rover on the moon in 2028. Or, give the opportunity to a friend or loved one.

https://open.substack.com/pub/kschroeder/p/put-your-own-boots-on-the-moon?r=e18g3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Karl SchroederNov 13
We keep hearing about how AI is being used in business, or personally. But what about for designing and implementing public policy? Here's an example.
https://open.substack.com/pub/kschroeder/p/we-need-a-cop-bot?r=e18g3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Karl SchroederOct 30
The book "Late Soviet Britain" by Abby Innes is a devastating critique of neoliberal economics. It also has implications about how AI is going to impact how we work and live.
https://open.substack.com/pub/kschroeder/p/where-the-system-ends-politics-begins?r=e18g3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Karl SchroederOct 23
Worldbuilding isn’t unique to science fiction; it’s an increasingly popular technique in foresight as well. But what can seem at first as a badly imagined world—one that you can’t suspend your disbelief in to enjoy the story around it—can actually be an opportunity. I’ll show you how to get the most out of even the most inconsistent or incompletely imagined world.
https://open.substack.com/pub/kschroeder/p/why-dont-the-jedi-use-chatgpt?r=e18g3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Karl SchroederOct 16
Back before the iPhone suckered us into thinking that every electronic device had to have a digital leash connecting it to the Internet, we had these things called PDAs. Now that AI is being driven by the same user-engagement algorithms that enshittified social media, we need an alternative. Why not take a lesson from the past, with a new kind of PDA?