Tag: Derek Rishmawy

Tyranny rules through fear, using intimidation to maintain control

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Jerry Bowyer
Date
November 8, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

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For C.S. Lewis fans: AI is not N.I.C.E.

_{C.S. Lewis’s novel That Hideous Strength got drafted into the AI wars — on the wrong side} _{Jerry Bowyer
November 8, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture}

That Hideous Strength is, at bottom, a story about human beings working in concert to prevent a dreadful consolidation of power.