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Singularity Minus Twelve w/ Karl Hörnell

Jun 27, 20251 hr 3 min
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BONUS EPISODE! For a surprise bonus episode, I sat down to chat with Karl Hörnell to talk about his recently released speculative fiction novel Singularity Minus Twelve. Karl is also a game designer who was fairly prolific on the Commodore 64 back in the 80's along with web based gaming in the later 90's/early 00's.

His novel Singularity Minus Twelve tries to imagine our world in the future with how AI may be integrated into our lives. It's also a freakin' fun read where it's like the Dirty Dozen (you know that 1967 movie) meets rogue AI. In this gaming adjacent episode (hence why it's a bonus episode) we discuss how his game development career influenced his writing and the themes he wanted to incorporate into the book and what does being sentient really mean.

Find Karl's book here!
https://www.amazon.com/Singularity-Minus-Twelve-Karl-H%C3%B6rnell/dp/915310482X

Shout-out Song: Silly Venture
Artist: Ultrasyd
Album: Chipsters EP Remastered
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End Song: Un Croissant S'il Vous Plaît
Artist: Ultrasyd
Album: Chipsters EP Remastered
https://ultrasyd.bandcamp.com/album/chipsters-ep-remastered

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