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I've ben trying to remember that novel posted here on HN that counts the story of a people that sees strange signs in the sky, takes years to understand them. S
by maelito 3y ago
I've ben trying to remember that novel posted here on HN that counts the story of a people that sees strange signs in the sky, takes years to understand them. Succeeds, then leaves...
Anyone has the ref ?
- defen 3y agoBlindsight?
- gjm11 3y agoI wonder whether you're thinking of https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/5wMcKNAwB6X4mp9og/that-alien-message https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/5wMcKNAwB6X4mp9og/that-alien... which is very explicitly meant as an analogy for AI, but it's not at all a novel.
- imp0cat 3y agoYes, it's The Voices of Time by James Graham Ballard, 1930-2009 and it's a bit disturbing to be honest. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37663943 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37663943