Ashlee Vance sits down with Neal Stephenson on predictions, Bezos and AI overlords
kyliebytes · x · 2026-10-29
Tech journalist Ashlee Vance released a long interview with Neal Stephenson, whose novels he says he's spent his career covering as they came true. Topics ranged from swords (for CJ Handmer) to Blue Origin, Bezos, and 'our AI overlords.'
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