Happy Friday!
For the remainder of 2026, we’re taking some time to talk about Robots and AI in the series I’m calling: 2026 – AI and Robots: A New Frontier?
I’m not an expert in either, but I’ll share my thoughts and perspective. If nothing else, I’ll share some books and movies that will highlight how some Science Fiction has addressed this broad topic.
Here’s what I’m thinking for the next several months:
Robots: Why Do They Need To Look Like Us?
AI: Don’t Put Them in Charge of the Nukes – Last issue.
Robots: Cheap Labor, Companions, or Technical Marvels? – This issue (Alternate Title: Robots: Hate ‘em, Love ‘em, or Couldn’t Care Less)
AI Sentience or Consciousness: Do They Know They’re Artificial?
Robots and Human Activities: What Will We Do with All the Free Time?
Generative AI: Better or Just Faster?
Robot Rights: How Do We Treat Them?
AI Conversations: Real or Imagined?
Robot Unions: What Happens when they Organize
I hope you will enjoy this as much as I do. I love research, and digging into Robots and AI means I get to cover a wide swath of our modern society. You never know when you’ll come across an idea or a surprise solution or a cool video.
Also, this month is the next episode in the flash fiction anthology Miscellany and Oddments. Episode Three – Trapped in the Hyper-dome where some people just choose to ignore their siblings and the danger. It’s about a 7-minute read.
Lastly, this month sees the return of the blog posts from 2224, extracted from a node in the space-time continuum using NASA’s Quantum Transmitter, which has been offline for a couple of years. The transmitter was designed to communicate with Perseverance on Mars in real-time. The experiment failed, but as a side-effect, they connected to a blogger on the Moon in the year 2224.
This edition’s post from the future is: Death at the Docks and a Cover-up – Is AI on the Job?
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From the Last Issue
AI: Don’t Put Them in Charge of the Nukes – Science Fiction can be a cautionary tale.
Miscellany and Oddments: Episode Two – Deserted where a soldier of fortune uses some clever briar patch logic to complete a critical mission. I hope you enjoy the adventure. It’s about a 7-minute read.
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Thanks for reading.