Your questions for a Q&A on AI characters?

Update (Sept 21, 2024): Thank you for posting your questions! I have finalized the panel questions and sent them to each of the authors.

The panel is scheduled for Wednesday, September 25 at 6pm MT (8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific). Keep an eye out for the link early next week!

Happy Reading,
Jack

Hello Patrons,

Thank you for your support, and we hope you've enjoyed the latest release!

As the two of us have chatted about a certain set of characters in The Old Guard, we've been thinking about how these characters (and the power they hold) can intersect with space opera settings. We've also talked about how the power of AI can work for or against big space empires and galactic corporations. (Here's a conversation with Glynn on the topic.)

THE BIG QUESTION

As Patrons, we're asking you first: what questions would you like to see answered on the topic of AI in space opera? Post in the comments below!

WHAT

The panel will talk about AI and Space Empire:

On the front lines of interstellar conflict, empires harness AI to define civilization—for better or worse. Diving into the worlds beyond our solar system, science fiction authors discuss how advanced technology might redefine power, resistance, and knowledge in the far future. From human augmentation to synthetic minds, from corporate games to the nature of personhood, the stories we tell about artificial intelligence reveal how we value creativity, change, and each other.

WHO

So far, the authors on the panel are Ada Hoffman and Glynn Stewart.

Ada Hoffmann is the author of the OUTSIDE space opera trilogy, as well as dozens of speculative short stories and poems. Ada’s work has been a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award, the Compton Crook Award, and the WSFA Small Press Award, among others. They are also the author of the Autistic Book Party review series, devoted to in-depth #ownvoices discussions of autism representation in speculative fiction. Ada is an adjunct professor of computer science, as well as a former semi-professional soprano, tabletop gaming enthusiast, and LARPer. They live in eastern Ontario.

Glynn Stewart is an ex-accountant best known for Starship's Mage, a bestselling science fiction and fantasy series where faster-than-light-travel is possible, but only because of magic. His latest series, House Adamant, is an epic space opera where royal families, interstellar megacorps, and synthetic intelligences collide in a ruthless game between secret enemies and true friends. Writing managed to liberate Glynn from a bleak future as an accountant, and today he is the author of over 70 books, writing in over a dozen of his original universes. He lives in Calgary, Alberta with his partner, their cats, and an unstoppable writing habit. After over a decade of running tabletop games, he also has a dice collection that has to be seen to be believed.

WHEN & WHERE

The online Q&A will most likely take place Monday or Wednesday evening. We'll announce the time once we've confirmed with one more author. Update: The panel is scheduled for Wednesday, September 25 at 6pm MT (8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific).

We'll post a link here on Patreon, on Facebook, and on the Glynn Stewart mailing list.

Happy Reading,

Jack and Glynn