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From the June issue of S-F Magazine, which will be released on April 25, a new series will begin. The first chapter "Transfer Student" of the first episode "Ghost Ship" is published in the June issue. The illustrator of the door is Naoyuki Kato! Mr. Kato, whom I admired (and had been with him a … Continue reading Chronicle of the Space Islands begins
Sci-Fi Spring Festival Gala (科幻春晩) is an online Spring Festival sci-fi event organized by the Beijing-based sci-fi agency Future Affairs Administration (未来事務管理局) since 2015. The event features podcast updates, reader-participation voting sessions, red envelope (hongbao) giveaways, and, most notably, daily releases of sci-fi short stories. Each year, around ten stories are written based on a different theme, … Continue reading 10th Anviersary of SF New Year Gala
On August 31st, I contributed a 5,000-character short story titled “Raising Clouds” to the Hokkoku-Shimbun. The story is set five to eight years in the future in Hakui City, Ishikawa Prefecture. It follows “me” and my wife visiting Mount Hakusan, where we encounter a woman named Rokuka Suyama. She is dedicated to protecting the ever-shrinking … Continue reading Kiting Cloud
I participated in ICRES 2024, the conference about ethics around robotics and AIs. The president of SFWJ, Dr. Osawa, introduced me to a keynote speech. I titled my speech The Dignity of Silicon: Envisioning a Future of Respectful Synergy with Artificial Beings. As an SF writer who writes about AIs, I am interested in how … Continue reading Keynote speech at ICRES 2024
Alex Shvartsman announced that the audiobook of The Digital Aesthete is out. Alex Shvartsman announced that the audiobook of The Digital Aesthete is out. This anthology collects short stories about the relationship between AIs and humanity. Will true artificial intelligences be able to appreciate or even create art? Explore dystopian societies, where AI generates most … Continue reading Audiobook of The Digital Aesthete is out