Why are leading sci-fi writers from the 2000s now in AI denial, asks researcher
davidmanheim · x · 2026-09-15
davidmanheim asks @esrtweet and @anderssandberg: sci-fi writers in the 1980s didn't dismiss computers as a fad, and 1990s writers didn't deny the internet would matter — so why are so many writers who led the genre around 2000 now in AI denial? A cultural observation on AI skepticism in the sci-fi community.
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