Sidd and Luke talk about why they picked the novella “The Lifecycle of Software Objects” as their first example of fictional artificial intelligence development, and propose some questions to keep in mind while reading the story.

The YouTube version of this episode can be found here: https://youtu.be/nznq9RagtN0

This story can be found in the collection “Exhalation” by Ted Chiang:
https://www.amazon.com/Exhalation-Ted-Chiang-audiobook/dp/B07PHLFB1H/

AI Sci-Fi Nexus is a collaboration between:

Siddharth Krishnan, Assistant Professor at the Computer Science Department of University of North Carolina in Charlotte:
https://webpages.uncc.edu/~skrish21/

Luke Burrage, Science Fiction Book Review Podcast:
https://www.sfbrp.com

More about “The Lifecycle of Software Objects” by Ted Chiang:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lifecycle_of_Software_Objects

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While camping on their honeymoon, Luke tells Juliane about his reading experience of Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear.

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Luke and Juliane mix many metaphors to talk about Polity Agent by Neal Asher.

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Luke and Juliane recommend For All Mankind on Apple TV+, and Luke’s scars from reading The Calculating Stars are healed.

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Luke and Juliane imagine what the establishing shot would look like when the protagonist of a Disney movie visits a juggling convention 500 years in the future.

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Luke and Juliane review a novel that made them feel dumb and angry: The Last Astronaut by David Wellington

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After 12 years, Luke finally reads the third book of Kim Stanley Robinson’s Three Californias Triptych: Pacific Edge.

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Luke works out if Juliane should read Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.

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Luke and Juliane discuss the reasons Venus by Ben Bova feels so dated, despite being written in 2000.

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Luke and Juliane share their conflicted thoughts about Project Hail Mary, the new novel by previous 5-star author Andy Weir. Spoiler: this one isn’t a 5 star novel.

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