dystopian
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Anthropic’s initial public offering prospectus details both its grand ambitions for artificial-intelligence and its dystopian fears.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
But if our A.I. future winds up somewhere on the more dystopian end of the spectrum, won’t you want your guide through it to be a cute little guy?
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
Feminist dystopian fiction offers another counterpoint: bleak speculative narratives can make systemic problems—including misogyny, violence against women, gender inequality and threats to reproductive rights—more visible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
If that seems like an impossible contradiction, welcome to the mid-2020s, where reality seems increasingly like dystopian science fiction mixed with an especially opaque John le Carré spy thriller.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
“You know, sometimes it does feel like we’re in one of those trendy dystopian novels,” she admitted.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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