AI in fiction: from Playground to Pantheon, which works depict it best?
gleech · x · 2026-09-27
A thread recommending fictional depictions of AI: Richard Powers' novel "Playground" (2024), the TV series "Person of Interest" (2012), the film "Mountainhead" (2025, deemed weak), Chilean author Labatut's "Maniac" about a Hungarian-American (called the best so far), and the animated series "Pantheon" (2022).
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