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   Phil in SF (kingrat@sfba.social)'s status on Sunday, 01-Sep-2024 22:47:49 JST Phil in SF

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   • Scott Feeney

   @graue have you ever read any of Ted Chang's work before? in my estimation, the best SF&F short fiction writer.

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     Scott Feeney (graue@social.coop)'s status on Sunday, 01-Sep-2024 22:47:50 JST Scott Feeney

     This is brilliant, and makes me want to read more Ted Chiang.

     "[AI] is a fundamentally dehumanizing technology because it treats us as less than what we are: creators and apprehenders of meaning. It reduces the amount of intention in the world."

     Hard to select just one pull quote; whole piece is gold.

     https://mas.to/@gleick/113058537194470078