Happy Thursday!
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? – First issue.
AI: Don’t Put Them in Charge of the Nukes – Previous issue.
Robots: Cheap Labor, Companions, or Technical Marvels? – Last issue.
AI Sentience or Consciousness: Do They Know They’re Artificial? – This issue. (about a 4 minute read)
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 Four: Standing on a Corner where an avid Eagles fan with some special talents finds a new business opportunity. (about a 4 minute read)
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From the Last Issue –
Robots: Cheap Labor, Companions, or Technical Marvels? (Blog title: Robots: Hate ’em, Love ’em, or Couldn’t Care Less)
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 5-minute read.
Lastly, last month saw 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 issue’s post from the future is: Death at the Docks and a Cover-up – Is AI on the Job?
While you’re there, check out what else is available at wstevewilson.com.
Thanks for reading.