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There is an idea bouncing around my brain for a pipe-dream science fiction book I could write, about the rise of the first truly sentient (or sentient-appearing

There is an idea bouncing around my brain for a pipe-dream science fiction book I could write, about the rise of the first truly sentient (or sentient-appearing) AI & its effects on the world. It is beginning to get to the point where I am considering whether I need to actually start writing this book before this "sci-fi" concept becomes a mundane reality.

ChatGTP 4y ago
Er, doesn't "ChatGPT4" (quotes) get to write all the novels now?
psychphysic 4y ago
Go meta and make ChatGPT write it for you. There's a lot of work involved in book and chapter plans, as well as bios so you're not getting off lightly. But chatGPT would be able to make a first draft for you for sure.
ben_w 4y ago
> It is beginning to get to the point where I am considering whether I need to actually start writing this book before this "sci-fi" concept becomes a mundane reality. Yes, write your book. I've been trying to fix the dramatic conflict in mine for the last few years (spare time) without much progress, and mine has a specific calendar year backed into it.
oldgradstudent 4y ago
> It is beginning to get to the point where I am considering whether I need to actually start writing this book before this "sci-fi" concept becomes a mundane reality. No need to rush. If that moment arrives, you could just change the Amazon category from fiction to nonfiction.
layer8 4y ago
I’m looking forward to the “alternative history” SF novels of the future where AGI never materialized.
- christiangenco 4y ago
  Dune is a great example of that! After their AGI goes sideways (in the Butlerian Jihad) human civilization shifts entirely to using human supercomputers (Mentats and the Bene Gesserit) juiced up on mental enhancement drugs (Spice).
  - layer8 4y ago
    That means it’s still a possible future and not an alternative history. ;)
- saulpw 4y ago
  I wonder what kind of __punk this will be called..

ChatGTP 4y ago

Er, doesn't "ChatGPT4" (quotes) get to write all the novels now?

psychphysic 4y ago

Go meta and make ChatGPT write it for you. There's a lot of work involved in book and chapter plans, as well as bios so you're not getting off lightly. But chatGPT would be able to make a first draft for you for sure.

ben_w 4y ago

> It is beginning to get to the point where I am considering whether I need to actually start writing this book before this "sci-fi" concept becomes a mundane reality. Yes, write your book. I've been trying to fix the dramatic conflict in mine for the last few years (spare time) without much progress, and mine has a specific calendar year backed into it.

oldgradstudent 4y ago

> It is beginning to get to the point where I am considering whether I need to actually start writing this book before this "sci-fi" concept becomes a mundane reality. No need to rush. If that moment arrives, you could just change the Amazon category from fiction to nonfiction.

layer8 4y ago

I’m looking forward to the “alternative history” SF novels of the future where AGI never materialized.

christiangenco 4y ago
Dune is a great example of that! After their AGI goes sideways (in the Butlerian Jihad) human civilization shifts entirely to using human supercomputers (Mentats and the Bene Gesserit) juiced up on mental enhancement drugs (Spice).
- layer8 4y ago
  That means it’s still a possible future and not an alternative history. ;)
saulpw 4y ago
I wonder what kind of __punk this will be called..