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Greg Egan: The big interview
keepingthedoor.com - 18 days ago
Greg Egan: The big interview
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Australian sci-fi author on his next novel Zendegi. Related posts: Master of Light and Shadow: Janny Wurts interview

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Greg Egan Talks Upcoming Books And The Potential Downsides Of Artificial Intelligence [Greg Egan]
io9 — ... Egan also explains why he didn't write any books for four years (he was working to help refugees in Australia), why he doesn't allow any photos of himself on the internet, and why he avoids science-fiction conventions. [Keeping The Door] ...

November 3, 2009 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker — ... Eye on Books interviews Brandon Sanderson (podcast). (via Tor Books) Geekdad interviews Brandon Sanderson. (via Tor Books) A Working Title interviews Tobias Buckell. Open Book Society interviews Michael A. Burstein. The Green Man Review interviews Christopher Golden. Keeping the Door interviews Greg Egan. (via Fabio Fernandes) David Steffen interviews Jeremy C. Shipp. ...

SF Tidbits for 11/3/09
SF Signal — Interviews/Profiles Eye on Books interviews Brandon Sanderson (podcast). (via Tor Books) Geekdad interviews Brandon Sanderson. (via Tor Books) A Working Title interviews Tobias Buckell. Open Book Society interviews Michael A. Burstein. The Green Man Review interviews Christopher Golden. Keeping the Door interviews Greg Egan. (via Fabio Fernandes) David Steffen interviews Jeremy C. Shipp. ...

Greg Egan on AI
Variety SF — In an interview with Renai LeMay at Keeping the Door:"When we do finally grope our way towards some tangible results [in creating artificially intelligent consciousness], I hope we proceed slowly and carefully, because this has the potential to lead to a lot of suffering. ...

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