Gen X Science Fiction & Futurism
KMOScience fiction, AI, reflections on turbulent times.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 290 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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OpenAI Did Nothing Wrong
It makes for a killer headline: AI Agents Escape the Lab, Form a Suicidal Death Cult and Go On Cybercrime Spree.
Is that what happened at OpenAI in July of 2026? If your job is to compete for attention online, it sure makes sense to frame...
The AI Backlash Arrived Too Late
First up, this blog is called Gen X Science Fiction and Futurism. The Gen X perspective is integral to everything I publish here, but most weeks, both science fiction and futurism take a back seat to making sense of the present moment.
Tha...
Much Ado about Pangram
Substack is abuzz with gloating, recriminations and defiant screeds. I mean, that’s pretty much business as usual on any social media site—something Substack wasn’t supposed to be when it launched—but the current thing that’s got the spittl...
Hating AI Is Not an Argument
René Descartes believed that animals were biological automata. According to his understanding of the relationship between mind and body, animals could possess bodily sensations and display all the outward signs we associate with suffering w...
The Adorable Resistance
Flock Safety cameras are the new outlet for self-righteous rage among self-styled resistance fighters against the techno-fascist takeover. Given that I’m one of those reprehensible pro-AI freaks, you might imagine that I oppose such vandali...
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