Sci-fi authors Ada Palmer and Ken Liu on finding meaning after AI takes most jobs
allisondman · x · 2026-10-22
Sci-fi authors Ada Palmer and Ken Liu join program director Beatrice Erk in an interview published on Asterisk Magazine, exploring a future where AI has taken most jobs yet people still find real meaning in their work.
Key threads:
- Why the AI revolution isn't more special than the printing press
- What the mainstream AI debate is missing
- What it takes to paint good visions of the future
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