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"The germinal societies like Singapore and communist Hong Kong may give us a mutant capitalism that is both virulent and efficient. This is a significant cultural danger."
- Gregory Benford
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| Computer-Created Dub | ||
| Music created by an artificially intelligent computer for a specific audience. |
The residents of Zion are Rastafarians; the artificial intelligence named Wintermute knows their musical language.
| "Voices." The Founder from Los Angeles was staring at Case. "We monitor many frequencies. We listen always. Came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. It played us a mighty dub." "Call 'em Winter Mute," said the other, making it two words. Case felt the skin crawl on his arms... "You ever hear this voice before?" "No," said the man from Los Angeles, "and we are uncertain of its meaning. If these are Final Days, we must expect false prophets..." "Listen," Case said, "that's an AI, you know? Artificial intelligence. The music it played you, it probably just tapped your banks and cooked up whatever it thought you'd like to --" "Babylon," broke in the other Founder, "mothers many demon, I an' I know. Multitude horde!" |
| From Neuromancer,
by William Gibson. Published by Phantasia Press in 1984 Additional resources -
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