The AI Computer as Therapist: Using Lacan to Read AI and (All-Too-Human) Subjectivities in Science Fiction Stories by Bruce Sterling and Naomi Kritzer

Naomi Kritzer’s 2016 Hugo Award-winning story “Cat Pictures Please” is narrated by a sentient AI that is interested not in being evil, like Hal, Skynet, or the Matrix, but in being every human being’s best friend and glorified life-coach; all it asks for in return is for everyone to post more cat...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kevin Spicer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy Research 2020-12-01
Series:Fafnir
Subjects:
ai
Online Access:http://journal.finfar.org/articles/2102.pdf