And here's another article:
On the Lesser Known Sci-Fi Writers Who Predicted Future Technology
This list of books about future technology is sponsored by The Hive by Barry Lyga and Morgan Baden from KCP Loft.
It won't surprise you to know much of the technology we use today was first conceptualised in science fiction literature. Each year, someone is publishing a list of the "Top Ten Tech Predictions from Science Fiction Books" or worse, "These Sci-Fi Writers Predicted the Future----"
It's funny how many of them are wrong. Not funny "ha-ha" but funny "oh, it's the same list of contemporary white men, without any acknowledgement of the history of science fiction."
Science fiction explains evolving China Africa relations — Quartz Africa
In 2007 the then President of China, Hu Jintao, delivered a speech to South Africans acknowledging the benefits of a strategic partnership. He also stressed that the connection is not merely pragmatic! Science fiction could save us from bad technology theconversation.com/ science - fiction - could - save - us ...Technology firms should use more design fiction to explore and avoid potential negative consequences, such as AI bias. Science fiction could save us from bad technology Editions!! It must, he argued, serve to honor and deepen the countries' long abiding friendship in the future.
The idea of friendship has undoubtedly informed the nature of Sino-African engagement. But if we use contemporary science fiction as a barometer, African sentiment towards China appears more inclined towards dystopian forecasts.
Ad Astra: The best and worst of future tech in movies
This week, the Disney/Fox empire is releasing such a science fiction film, the Brad Pitt-starring drama Ad Astra. As an opening title card explains, the film is set in "the near future," which means it's full of details that speculate on what our world might look like ... eventually! Science fiction could save us from bad technology ...science - ...technology.html Science fiction can help us speculate on the impact of near-future technologies on society, as Slaughterbots does. This can even include issues of social justice, like the way certain groups, such as refugees and migrants, can be excluded from digital innovations.!! So with this film in mind, there's no better time to look at a handful of the best and worst examples of movies that predicted future technology.
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It's true: Not only is the new science fiction film Ad Astra the inspiration for this list, but it's on the good side of things. Granted, the film isn't terribly focused on immersing the audience in tons of flashy technology that might exist in the future. (And without the benefit of seeing into the future, we can only guess about how true this tech will end up being.)
Not to change the topic here:
New advances have science fiction starting to become reality
NEW YORK (CBS) Science fiction is starting to become a reality, from cars that drive themselves to robots that learn on their own. Spurring these innovations are new improvements in artificial intelligence.
Swiss engineers created a robot that can walk or roll in every direction. It also has brain power thanks to artificial intelligence or AI. The engineers programmed the robot with certain movements, but eventually, the robot taught itself to do a rollerblading motion! Science fiction could save us from bad technology news.yahoo.com / science - fiction - could - save - us -120447952.html Technology firms should use more design fiction to explore and avoid potential negative consequences, such as AI bias. Technology firms should use more design fiction to explore and avoid potential negative consequences, such as AI bias. ...Science fiction could save us from bad technology ...!! That ability to learn and react could lead to a host of possibilities.
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