Rereading The Diamond Age in 2025: Neal Stephenson's 1995 AI predictions keep coming true
ZeroStateReflex · x · 2026-09-10
cyantist explains that she rereads Neal Stephenson's 1995 novel The Diamond Age — about a girl named Nell and a book that raises her — every few years, and each time more of its predictions have come true. This reread she took detailed notes on how the novel's vision of personalized AI education is materializing.
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