The complicated, ambiguous milieu of human contact is being replaced with simple, scalable equations. We maintain thousands more friends than any human being in history, but at the cost of complexity and depth. Every minute spent online is a minute of face-to-face time lost. Daniel H. Wilson ambiguouscomplexitycomplicate share on social
Zombies, vampires, Frankenstein's monster, robots, Wolfman - all of this stuff was really popular in the '50s. Robots are the only one of those make-believe monsters that have become real. They are really in our lives in a meaningful way. That's pretty fascinating to me. Daniel H. Wilson 50sfascinatefrankenstein share on social
I absolutely don't think a sentient artificial intelligence is going to wage war against the human species. Daniel H. Wilson absolutelyartificialhuman Change image and share on social
Human reactions to robots varies by culture and changes over time. In the United States we are terrified by killer robots. In Japan people want to snuggle with killer robots. Daniel H. Wilson culturehumanjapan Change image and share on social
Robots should stand up for themselves and not try to be humans. They should either utterly destroy us or protect us from aliens. And vampires. And pirates. Daniel H. Wilson aliendestroyhuman Change image and share on social
In my books the technology that I choose to talk about has to serve the themes. What that means is that I end up having to cut out a lot of cool technology that would be really fun to describe and play with, but which would just confuse everybody. So in 'Amped,' I focus on neural implants. Daniel H. Wilson ampedbookchoose share on social
Right now, we have the most complex relationship with technology that we've ever had. Your regular person has more technology in their life now than the whole world had 100 years ago. Daniel H. Wilson agocomplexhave Change image and share on social
There are an endless number of things to discover about robotics. A lot of it is just too fantastic for people to believe. Daniel H. Wilson discoverendlessfantastic Change image and share on social
'Robopocalypse' explores the intertwined fates of regular people who face a future filled with murderous machines. It follows them as humanity foments the robot uprising, fails to recognize the coming storm, and then is rocked to the core by methodical, crippling attacks. Daniel H. Wilson attackcomecore share on social
As a kid I wanted to write science fiction, and I was never without a book. Later I really got into being a scientist and never thought I'd be writing novels. Daniel H. Wilson bookfictionkid Change image and share on social