I Am Sorry… To the people of the future—I am sorry. I'm sorry someone read my book and decided to make it real. I'm sorry that, instead of heeding the cautionary tale woven into my words, the takeaway was a blueprint for control and manipulation. I mean, it was just fiction. Speculative fiction… science fiction… nothing that could ever happen in the real world, right? Who would have guessed that authors like Asimov and Banks are to blame for the actions of Musk and Thiel? We wouldn't be enduring Zuckerberg's metaverse if Neal Stephenson had just left his pen safely on his desk. "Pens don't change the future," you say. "People change the future." Are you sure? The Guardian asks us, "Will sci-fi end up destroying the world? " as it lays blame on "skewed interpretations of classic works." It seems we've been banning the wrong books all along. It wasn't the books about our past we needed to fear, but those about our f...

  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a concept confined to the realm of science fiction. Its presence is rapidly growing across various industries, including the creative arts, the environment, and even our everyday lives. As a writer, I’ve had the opportunity to explore different facets of AI in my work, and I’ve been reflecting on the ways in which it’s shaping our world—both for better and for worse. In my latest projects, RePHleXions: Echoes of Existence and The Life of Phi , I dive into different aspects of AI. RePHleXions takes a closer look at AI’s role in the creative arts—how it’s reshaping music, writing, and visual art. In The Life of Phi , I delve into AI’s biases and the environmental implications of technology. Both works confront the rapid advancements in AI and the profound implications they have on our lives and the world around us. But as much as I explore these themes in my books, I’m also deeply curious about your thoughts and experiences. We live in ...