Science Fiction Predictions of AI
- Science Fiction Predictions of AI (November 5, 2026) Looking back at the last decade of AI development, it’s become obvious that a lot of science fiction didn’t end up predicting how AI (or AGI) would be built.
- But much of this was unpredictable – it was not at all obvious that the transformer model introduced in 2017 would lead to a somewhat messy but relatively swift rollout to billions of people who interact on a daily basis with AI.
- I agree with Ursula Le Guin that “Science fiction is not predictive; it is descriptive.
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- Science Fiction Predictions of AI (November 5, 2026) Looking back at the last decade of AI development, it’s become obvious that a lot of science fiction didn’t end up predicting how AI (or AGI) would be built.
- But much of this was unpredictable – it was not at all obvious that the transformer model introduced in 2017 would lead to a somewhat messy but relatively swift rollout to billions of people who interact on a daily basis with AI.
- I agree with Ursula Le Guin that “Science fiction is not predictive; it is descriptive.
Sources: Jamesyu