AI Characters & Their Role in Science Fiction | LOL 098

This week I share an amazing lecture Martha Wells gave on AI characters in science fiction stories. Quite often these stories involve the enslavement of sentient beings. She gives us a lot of food for thought and shares a little about the origins of her beloved character, Murderbot. I also talk (very) briefly about the heroine’s journey. Links Check out my novel, Critical Balance. Have you read Critical Balance? Please leave a review on Amazon. Links Subscribe via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Support the show on Patreon. Donate to the show. Follow me on Bluesky. Join my Discord server. Email me. Call My Voicemail: 951-465-5391 Check out my YouTube channel. Join my Book Club, now on Discord. A Few Notes on the Culture by Iain M. Banks Start The Culture series with Consider Phlebas or The Player of Games Start The Murderbot Diaries with All Systems Red Murderbot show Ancillary Justice by Anne Leckie The Heroine’s Journey by Gail Carriger