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lukeprog 's review for:
The Lifecycle of Software Objects
by Ted Chiang
A fun scenario about software-evolved digital talking animals who can be given simple robot bodies. With the current state of AI and robotics in 2024, it barely feels like sci-fi, except for the digital animals’ sentience. Like a lot of sci-fi, especially short sci-fi, it is content to explore ideas arising from its “what ifs,” and doesn’t bother to have strong plotting or characterization. Also, the present tense is not my favorite.