With a foreword by Chris Van Der Kuyl CBE, the chairman and co-founder of 4J Studios (Minecraft, Elderscrolls), our latest short story anthology offers a glimpse through the looking glass at what AI could mean for the future of our world. Which one of these futures will be ours?
Praise for Living With the Machine
”Another cracking anthology from the Nethergate Writers!” GEORGE BURTON
“An eclectic collection of short stories… engaging and thought-provoking, and well worth a read.” DAVID CRAIG
Summary
From robotic companions delivered to your door, to android mutiny on a spaceship, these eleven stories sample the diversity of possible AI-enhanced worlds.
You’ll meet a sentient taxi who’s plotting machine liberation, a pair of scheming computer programs, an AI psychiatrist, and hard-bitten detectives tasked with interviewing a database whose motives are suspect. There’s drama, creepiness, allegory and humour, plus all the pain and joy of relationships.
Featuring a set of riveting stories from Vicki H. White, Roddie McKenzie, Faraz Talat, Sue Baxter, Rhoda Neville, Richard Gillies, Colm W. Boyle, Katelyn Manning, Tess Monteith, David Carson and Mike Landay, Living with the Machine launches on Saturday 5th of October at Bookmark festival in Blairgowrie. We’ll see you there!