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Wishing a hashtag#HappyWeekend to all Humans… and non-humans.

It’s Newsletter Time! 🤓✨
“Robbie, From Fiction to Familiar — Robots, AI, and the Illusion of Consciousness”

I recently revisited Robbie, the first of Asimov’s iconic robot stories.

I first read it as a teenager in the ’80s, when robots lived in factories and AI belonged in science fiction. Back then, Robbie felt distant. The idea of forming an emotional bond with a machine? Pure imagination.

Today, that story feels… familiar.

We now live in a world where machines talk back. Generative AI writes, simulates empathy, pretends to understand us — and often, we play along. Meanwhile, Robbie never spoke, never faked understanding, yet somehow earned more trust than the machines we surround ourselves with today.

In my latest Musing on Society and Technology, I reflect on how different it feels to experience Asimov’s vision in the age of hashtag#GenAI, illusion, and the subtle performance of understanding.

The lines between fiction and reality? Between trust and simulation? They’re blurring fast — and maybe we’re not wise enough to notice it happening.

Go ahead, read this article — or simply listen to it, there’s a podcast version linked in the newsletter.

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www.linkedin.comRobbie, From Fiction to Familiar — Robots, AI, and the Illusion of ConsciousnessA new transmission from Musing On Society and Technology Newsletter, by Marco Ciappelli No time to read? No problem. Let my Artificial Intelligence companion, TAPE3, read it to you — it’s got a voice, and a bit of attitude too.

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hyaline.systemsDirectory of Artist and Musician NewslettersArtists and musicians are moving away from social media and towards newsletters. This list will help you find and discover these newsletters.

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