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Stealing our dreams back from the machine

On June 30, 2026 By rodericktmacdonaldIn Writing1 Comment

Have machines stolen our dreams? It was a line from a Queensryche song, long ago. Similar enough, anyway. It was hard enough dealing with the human. But of course our current AI is all too human, in design (hallucinations) and use (theft). There are voices in academia, and online, who confidently say every story has …

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