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The Lifecycle of Software Objects https://web.archive.org/web/20101211104349/http://subterraneanpress.com/index.php/magazine/fall-2010/fiction-the-lifecycle-of

• Baeocystin 4y ago
  It was such a fresh take on the subject when it first came out, and it's well worth the read today. It's what got me hooked on all of Ted Chiang's work. I do find it a little difficult to understand how the same author wrote this short story and the (from my point of view) missing the point take of a blurry jpeg of the web. But even if I personally think he missed the mark on that particular take, I genuinely appreciate that he took the time to write his preliminary thoughts and share them with us- he has a delightful way with words.
  • darkerside 4y ago
    What? Jpeg?
    • hiidrew 4y ago
      believe he’s referring to this piece - https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/chatgpt-is-a-blurry-jpeg-of-the-web https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/chatgpt-...
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    • Baeocystin 4y ago
      Sorry. I should have included the link. Hiidrew is correct, that is the piece I was referring to.
      • darkerside 4y ago
        Why do you think that misses the point? Seems pretty insightful.
• CyanBird 4y ago
  Simply spectacular like only he can write them Now I need to go to sleep, it is 5:30am
• jcantero 4y ago
  Another relevant short story: “I (28M) created a deepfake girlfriend and now my parents think we’re getting married” by Fonda Lee (2019) https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614942/deepfake-girlfriend-fiction-story/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614942/deepfake-girlfrien...