Exploring the Impact of Software and AI in Science Fiction

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The chapter delves into the world of science fiction, focusing on the Bob Averse trilogy and the way author Dennis E. Taylor incorporates his software background into the storyline. It discusses the idea of novels having GitHub repositories, catering to software geeks, and the growing interest in software and technology among a specific faction of humanity. The chapter also explores the influence of science fiction on AI, different perspectives on AI's impact on humans, and the current state of change in software development.

Author, journalist, travel writer & software engineer Jon Evans joins us to weigh in on the cultural history (and present-day sentiment) of AI doom. Along the way, we talk plausible Sci-Fi, ultrasound drug delivery, the maybe-evolving laws of physics & even weirder stuff.

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