![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They shared their insights on several topics related to AI and science fiction. Sci-fi scholars Wu Yan (吴岩) and Sanfeng (三丰) delivered opening keynotes, while the seminar’s second half featured a roundtable discussion of four sci-fi writers: Baoshu (宝树), Chen Qiufan (陈楸帆), Fei Dao (飞氘), and Xia Jia (夏笳). ![]() By zooming in on contemporary Chinese AI-based sci-fi, the seminar offered a clear and pertinent introduction of how AI is depicted in one of the most influential global literary subcultures over the last four decades. Since its modern inception with the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818), the genre has evolved far beyond mere entertainment to become a substantial influence on human culture and progress. Sci-fi has existed in some form for at least two centuries. A seminar co-hosted by Berggruen Research Center at Peking University and Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge, titled “AI Narratives in Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction,” was livestreamed on Bilibili on November 17, 2020. ![]()
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