kearson: It's fascinating to see that when you're not a journalist, you do sometimes just get the more raw, unvarnished version of what's going on. i kind of think of myself as asking the questions that my readers would want to ask themselves if they had been invited to this. So it's easier for me to pinpoint propaganda in bots because i always sort of have that in the background,. Like is this real? How do i figure out if it's real? HowDo verify that path is like? My whole mind is sort of wired that way now, as a result of being a journalist.
Given the technology's transformative potential, there is a surprising dearth of quality Science Fiction written about autonomous vehicles. Into that breach steps Patrick McGinty, whose upcoming novel "Test Drive" explores important themes related to AVs as it follows the lives of three test drivers in a climate crisis-stricken Pittsburgh of the near future. McGinty joins the gang to discuss his excellent new fiction, discuss a wide variety of topics, and make the case for renaissance in AV-related SciFi.