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David J.A. Cooper

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http://novasapiensbook.com

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December 2020

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David lives in Perth, Australia, and began writing at 19, when he should have been studying for a BEng degree. Nonetheless, after also having laboured through a PhD to become a tenured academic at Curtin University, he has finally published the thing he started writing half a lifetime ago.

When not thinking about robots (and often even when he is) he teaches and creates courses on coding and software engineering. Some of the real-world facets of software engineering pop up in his fiction too, but there he is principally interested in the philosophy and societal consequences of artificial intelligence.

(He is not actually an AI expert, though he will probably convince himself that he is eventually.)

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David J.A. Cooper It's been six months since the extraordinary discovery of the singular structure in the human brain that creates true consciousness, as philosophers h…moreIt's been six months since the extraordinary discovery of the singular structure in the human brain that creates true consciousness, as philosophers have debated for centuries. My children and my husband all tested negative for it.(less)

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David J.A. Cooper Being able to create and explore anything. There are plenty of simulation games that let you play with narrow aspects of world building, but they cann…moreBeing able to create and explore anything. There are plenty of simulation games that let you play with narrow aspects of world building, but they cannot hope to match the expressive power you wield when you can write the rules yourself. In writing, you can explore the meaning of the subtlest body language, or zoom out to see events unfolding across galaxies and eons, and re-imagine the nature of the universe. And none of this costs you anything.(less)

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