articles Eyes in the "Black Mirror" And that is what the Black Mirror is all about. We do not see our face in that black screen. We see what is left of our consciousness.
reviews Studio 5, The Stars: Ballard’s 1961 short story that anticipated the issue of generative AI As early as 1961 (in the short story Studio 5, The Stars), Ballard anticipated one of the most topical and controversial issues of the day: The generation of texts with machines (or AIs).
articles Cyberpunk, a rebel no more? Perhaps the new cyberpunk is losing the ability to create scenarios. Is it becoming just consumer fiction made to amaze the reader and that's all?
reviews Ballard’s High Rise: An unconscious diagram of a mysterious psyche Can people's behavior be influenced by a certain type of dwelling? Why do civilizations descend into chaos? Or, rather, why do individuals degenerate into chaos when they are placed in certain conditions?
articles The 'real' space of the Cyberpunk: A reflection It's impossible to move, to live, to operate at any level without leaving traces, bits, seemingly meaningless fragments of personal information.― William Gibson
reviews Ubik or Philip K. Dick's Allegory cave I am Ubik. Before the universe was, I am. I made the suns. I made the worlds. I created the lives and the places they inhabit.