Star Trek: Voyager Predicted the AI Debate

Published:Sun, 24 Sep 2023 / Source:https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-voyager-ai-debate/

One of the reasons Star Trek has endured for nearly six decades is because the franchise is almost always ahead of its time. Today a debate about Artificial Intelligence and its relationship to creating "art" is a huge issue, including at the heart of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. However, over 20 years ago, Star Trek: Voyager predicted the AI controversy with its Season 7 episode, "Author, Author" in which the Doctor, an artificial being, writes a holonovel.

Source:https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-voyager-ai-debate/

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