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Isaac Asimov describes how AI will liberate humans and their creativity (1992)

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170 points bookofjoe | 2 comments | 10 Apr 25 14:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.424s | source
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palmotea ◴[10 Apr 25 19:57 UTC] No.43647496[source]▶
I wouldn't put too much stock in this. Asimov was a fantasy writer telling fictional stories about the future. He was good at it, which is why you listen and why it's enjoyable, but it's still all a fantasy.
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1. calmbell ◴[10 Apr 25 23:30 UTC] No.43648920[source]▶
A fantasy writer telling fictional stories about the future is more credible than many so-called serious people (think Marc Andreessen) who promote any technology as the bee's knees if it can make them money.
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2. palmotea ◴[11 Apr 25 03:10 UTC] No.43650137[source]▶
> A fantasy writer telling fictional stories about the future is more credible than many so-called serious people (think Marc Andreessen) who promote any technology as the bee's knees if it can make them money.

But that's more a knock on people like Marc Andreessen than a reason you should put stock in Asimov.