Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I said in a previous video that I would go into more detail as to why Artificial tends to turn against us in science fiction, and there are countless examples of this. From the ban on thinking machines in Dune to the rogue AI collective in Hyperion, science fiction literature often portrays artificial intelligences as malevolent, godlike, or destructive. Why is this trope so common? The reason relates to an ancient philosophical concern: the separation of technê (skilled craft) from epistêmê (true wisdom). In Platonic terms, an AI is a mere imitation of a mind. Science fiction often uses Artificial Intelligences as cautionary warnings about intellect unguided by morality. I was first introduced to this view in Adam Robert’s book "The History of Science," which I highly recommend to anyone that wants to learn more about this genre.
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I said in a previous video that I would go into more detail as to why Artificial tends to turn against us in science fiction, and there are countless examples of this. From the ban on thinking machines in Dune to the rogue AI collective in Hyperion, science fiction literature often portrays artificial intelligences as malevolent, godlike, or destructive. Why is this trope so common? The reason relates to an ancient philosophical concern: the separation of technê (skilled craft) from epistêmê (true wisdom). In Platonic terms, an AI is a mere imitation of a mind. Science fiction often uses Artificial Intelligences as cautionary warnings about intellect unguided by morality. I was first introduced to this view in Adam Robert’s book "The History of Science," which I highly recommend to anyone that wants to learn more about this genre.
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Other: docs.google.com/document/d/1qbV-J8E4tZm2BJyqssdT6QBTRYC6gac6TPf2IN6vOag/edit?usp=sharing
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History of Sci Fi: amzn.to/4qUEuNG
Hyperion: amzn.to/49eTdNd
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