My interview with the famous Chinese sci-fi writer Chen Qiufan. Will AI replace human writers? How can we cope with eco-problems? What is the main problem of AI? We talk about writing with the help of AI, self-awareness of AI, digital immortality, and many other topics. 

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00:00 — Intro

00:30 — Writing books with AI

4:22 — GPT-2 and GPT-3

6:22 — Will AI replace human writers

8:38 — AI future

12:30 — Will AI become conscious

16:27 — Will we cope with eco-problems

20:45 — Digital immortality

24:40 — Chen’s inspiration

26:50 — Books and gamification 

29:50 — Books in metaverse

32:31 — Interactive storytelling 

34:45 — Chen’s mustreads

37:15 — Ethics of self-conscious AI

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