Bernard Werber's 2017 Novel Already Imagined AI Replacing a Dead Author
RachelVT42 · x · 2026-10-25
A reader highlights Bernard Werber's 2017 novel « Depuis l'au-delà », noting its plot point about replacing a dead author with an AI version of him — a scenario that feels strikingly prescient in today's AI landscape, and a testament to the author's long-running futurist streak.
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