Charles Stross on Why Science Fiction Gets the Future Wrong

media.ccc.de · Talk · 58 min · 2017 · YouTube title: 34C3 - Dude, you broke the Future!

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What it covers

Charles Stross's 34C3 talk on how science fiction gets the future wrong. He argues that corporations are slow, human-powered AIs that optimize for profit, and that regulation lags behind accelerating technology.