10 votes

Malak - A short story by Peter Watts

Posted by geosmin
Tags: short stories, science fiction, neural networks, machine learning, artificial intelligence, warfare.drone, pdf, author.peter watts, source.rifters
http://rifters.com/real/shorts/PeterWatts_Malak.pdf

6 comments

  1. geosmin
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    18 pages, 10 minute read. Available in audio format here (Starts at 35m21s)

    18 pages, 10 minute read.

    Available in audio format here (Starts at 35m21s)

    3 votes
  2. nonesuchluck
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    I like Peter Watts, so I’m gonna just paste my own Reddit comment here in case you’re looking for more. Regarding the ability and novel Blindsight:

    I like Peter Watts, so I’m gonna just paste my own Reddit comment here in case you’re looking for more. Regarding the ability and novel Blindsight:

    The Peter Watts novel Blindsight is the hardest, most science-packed science fiction book I’ve ever read. It explores this idea philosophically, as well as some interesting ideas about instinct, empathy, and conscious vs unconscious thought.
    All told in the framework of a first encounter with extraterrestrials. I love it—one of my fav novels.

    2 votes
  3. [4]
    anas
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    I think it would be good to indicate it is a PDF in the title. Since it auto downloaded when I clicked on mobile. Thanks.

    I think it would be good to indicate it is a PDF in the title. Since it auto downloaded when I clicked on mobile. Thanks.

    1. [3]
      Algernon_Asimov
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      The link ends in ".pdf". Did that not help you?

      The link ends in ".pdf". Did that not help you?

      1 vote
      1. [2]
        anas
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        https://pasteboard.co/HGra6Y4.jpg This is what it looks like in the list view.

        https://pasteboard.co/HGra6Y4.jpg

        This is what it looks like in the list view.

        1 vote
        1. Algernon_Asimov
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          This looks like an issue to raise in ~tildes. It won't be limited to this single post.

          This looks like an issue to raise in ~tildes. It won't be limited to this single post.