My interview with the famous Chinese sci-fi writer Chen Qiufan. Will AI replace human writers? How can we cope with eco-problems? What is the main problem of AI? We talk about writing with the help of AI, self-awareness of AI, digital immortality, and many other topics.
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00:00 — Intro
00:30 — Writing books with AI
4:22 — GPT-2 and GPT-3
6:22 — Will AI replace human writers
8:38 — AI future
12:30 — Will AI become conscious
16:27 — Will we cope with eco-problems
20:45 — Digital immortality
24:40 — Chen’s inspiration
26:50 — Books and gamification
29:50 — Books in metaverse
32:31 — Interactive storytelling
34:45 — Chen’s mustreads
37:15 — Ethics of self-conscious AI
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