How accurately did science fiction stories predict AI?

Re:How accurately did science fiction stories predict AI? by a_bonobo on Friday November 06, 2026 @01:10AM (#50388775)

I think you suffer from Fisher's 'capitalist realism':

>the widespread sense that not only is capitalism the only viable political and economic system, but also that it is now impossible even to imagine a coherent alternative to it.

Star Trek and Banks' are post-capitalist futures.

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Re:How accurately did science fiction stories predict AI? by gowld on Friday November 06, 2026 @01:13AM (#50388792)

Star Trek is easy to "imagine", but also easy to invalidate.

The only slightly fleshed out bit of Star Trek is the military, not the planetary society.

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Re:How accurately did science fiction stories predict AI? by pugio on Friday November 06, 2026 @01:18AM (#50388821)

I'm saying that I haven't really seen (almost) anybody present a coherent future. Not just me.

Star Trek, as much as I love it, does not really grapple with AI heavily, and I already mentioned Banks.

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