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'We should regard it as a privilege to be stepping stones to higher things': How Arthur C Clarke predicted the rise of AGI and the looming demise of humanity back in 1964

From loose ideas of 3D printing to artificial general intelligence (AGI), Arthur C. Clarke made some spooky predictions way back in 1964

TechRadar

How a bloody Muhammad Ali fight changed TV forever

IN FOCUS: Fifty years ago, the Thrilla in Manila became HBO’s first ever live satellite telecast. Pioneering executive Kay Koplovitz and historian Craig Leddy talk to Kevin E G Perry about a pivotal night that transformed American media

The Independent UK

The Best Horror Movie Of The Year Already Has A Sequel Trailer

Arthur C. Clarke and zombies, together at last.

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‘Intense’ novel about robot abused by her boyfriend/owner wins Arthur C Clarke science fiction award

Annie Bot by Sierra Greer wins £2,025 for ‘compelling tale that, like all good stories about robots, is ultimately about the human condition’

The Guardian - UK

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been called the ‘AI Oppenheimer’ – but he dismisses concerns: AI is just ‘processing data’

Jensen Huang believes questions of whether artificial intelligence could destroy humanity are fear-mongering – and get in the way of progress. The founder of Nvidia, which makes the computer chips enabling AI such as ChatGPT, he was rankled when a journalist wondered if he is “an AI Robert Oppenheimer”. He’s…

The Conversation

Chris Hadfield: ‘Worst space chore? Fixing the toilet. It’s even worse when it’s weightless’

Canada’s most famous astronaut on his unusual party trick, predictions on extraterrestrial life and favourite space movies

The Guardian - AU

“It’s time to restore a dynamic vision for the future that’s not just about recycling our garbage and all that”: Disillusioned by the 21st century, Jean-Michel Jarre aims to inspire a new hope

While times and technologies have changed, the synth pioneer has never wavered from the “brave new world” ideas embedded in his analogue beginnings

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NASA and Sci-Fi Legend Gentry Lee Answers Our Biggest Question About Space

Inverse sat down with space engineer and sci-fi author Gentry Lee about his new documentary 'Starman,' and his thoughts on Denis Villeneuve’s 'Rendezvous With Rama' adaptation.

Inverse

Simon Welfare obituary

Other lives: TV writer and producer who helped create the popular series Arthur C Clarke’s Mysterious World

The Guardian - UK

This trippy sci-fi thriller starring Cameron Diaz is totally underrated — the critics got it wrong

Richard Kelly's 'The Box' deserves another look from sci-fi fans and lovers of weird, uncompromising cinema.

Tom’s Guide

Looking back at '2010', the criminally-underrated sequel to '2001: A Space Odyssey'

Forty years ago, this lesser-known sequel attempted to explain the mysteries of one of sci-fi's greatest movies.

Space

Mini '2001' monoliths fly into space on first flight of Blue Origin's 2nd crew ship

A number of black slabs modeled after the monoliths in "2001: A Space Odyssey" have made the trip into space and back on the first flight of Blue Origin's second human-rated launch vehicle.

Space

The woman who revolutionized the fantasy genre is finally getting her due

Think of your favorite fantasy or science fiction novel. You’ll know the author and title, of course. But can you think of its editor or publisher?

The Conversation

The Biggest Sci-Fi Director of the Decade Is About to Make His Riskiest Movie Yet

'Rendezvous with Rama' won't be anything like the 'Dune.' So how will Denis Villeneuve pull it off?

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51 Years Later, a Legendary Sci-Fi Writer's Most Underrated Novel Will Finally Become a Movie

Denis Villeneuve still has a third 'Dune' movie to make, but the beloved sci-fi director is already eyeing another book series from the genre's golden age.

The Guardian - UK

Playground by Richard Powers review – the wonder of the oceans

This ambitious, rapturous Booker-longlisted epic explores life underwater, generative AI, climate crisis and the power of play

Fortune

Two astronauts are stuck in space. Soon, the solution could be an elevator

For the first time in nearly 150 years, the space elevator is out of the realm of sci-fi and into the orbit of mission possible.

Louder

“We weren’t doing electronic music with synthesisers, but with a bank of oscillators we stole from radio stations”: Jean-Michel Jarre and the creation of Oxygène

A story of challenges, limitations, the completion of its 40-year journey and working with Stockhausen – who “considered himself to be made of sound”

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The Guardian - UK

Martin MacInnes wins Arthur C Clarke award for ‘intense trip’ of a novel

In Ascension takes prestigious science fiction prize for a story that follows a marine biologist exploring the ocean depths

Space

'Star Trek' legend Jonathan Frakes to direct new series, 'Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime'

Jonathan Frakes will direct a new miniseries adaptation of the "Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime" novels.

Fortune

A British sci-fi writer correctly predicted almost everything about modern living 60 years ago, from AI to remote work

“It will be possible—perhaps only 50 years from now—for a man to conduct his business from Tahiti or Bali just as well as he could from London,” Arthur C. Clarke, author of "2001: A Space Odyssey," said.

Salon

The benefits of our "A.I. Revolution"

The experts featured in the latest "NOVA" make a case for understanding the promise of AI . . . not just the doom

Space

Private Peregrine moon lander failure won't stop NASA's ambitious commercial lunar program

Despite anomalies experienced by the Peregrine lunar lander scientists are looking ahead to upcoming missions under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.

The Guardian - UK

Alien intelligence is surely worth shining a light on

Letters: Readers respond to a piece about Harvard’s Avi Loeb and his explorations into extraterrestrial life

Inverse

You Need to Watch the Greatest Sci-Fi Movie Ever Made on Amazon ASAP

'2001: A Space Odyssey' hits differently in 2023 than you might think. Here's why Stanley Kubrick's cautionary sci-fi tale still works.

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