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This reminds me of a short scifi story I recently read, "Touring with the Alien" by Carolyn Ives Gilman. I hope it's not too much of a spoiler to say it explore
by n4r9 2y ago
This reminds me of a short scifi story I recently read, "Touring with the Alien" by Carolyn Ives Gilman. I hope it's not too much of a spoiler to say it explores the idea of a visitation of Earth by aliens who are tremendously advanced but unconscious. Personally I can't quite come to terms with such a thing, but it's a neat story. Freely available from Clarke's World: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/gilman_04_16/ https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/gilman_04_16/
- anon84873628 2y agoI haven't read that yet, but sounds like a similar theme as "Blindsight" and "Echopraxia" by Peter Watts. An excellent hard sci-fi duology by a Ph.D. biologist!
- n4r9 2y agoThanks! I actually came across "Touring with the Alien" in a Goodreads group (Evolution of Sci Fi) which has monthly long and short reads. Watts came up in that month's discussion, with Blindsight mentioned but also "The Island". I hope to check him out some time soon.
- jasfi 2y agoAGI would look like that, given enough time. It would be somewhat plausible for an AGI civilization to go off on their own, becoming completely separate from humanity. They'd have a much better chance at becoming a spacefaring civ.