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Red pill or blue pill? Utopia or dystopia? At PST Art — the largest art event in the U.S.— two major shows ask what science fiction says about the modern world. By Evan Nicole Brown Culture Writer ...

BOT or NOT? This special series explores the evolving relationship between humans and machines, examining the ways that robots, artificial intelligence and automation are impacting our work and lives.

No matter how powerful generative AI becomes, writer Ted Chiang says it will never create true art. Chiang is one of the most admired science-fiction authors writing today, best known for the novella ...

The sprawling California festival “PST Art” promises a dialogue between “two cultures.” But painting and physics may have more in common than their practitioners know. By Jason Farago One spring ...

Some of the major players in science fiction and pop culture are taking firmer stances against generative AI.

Science fiction has an uncanny ability to predict the future. In its pages or on the screen, sci-fi, from the time of Jules Verne onward, has envisioned technological advances, societal ...

Julie Gould is a freelance journalist in London, and produces the Nature Careers Podcast. In the first episode of this six-part Working Scientist podcast series, Julie Gould explores the history of ...

We are currently living through an unprecedented rise in the popularity of science fiction over the past couple of years. From new releases from established names such as Star Wars to the rise of ...

We’re sorry to report the passing of science fiction artist extraordinaire Bob Layzell, his death announced this week by his ...