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R. A. Wagener writes speculative fiction that explores artificial intelligence, power, and identity in a rapidly changing world.

His Auralis series begins with Auralis: The Bridge, which asks a simple but urgent question: Who gets to control intelligence? Future installments explore how identity is formed — human and artificial — and where synthetic cognition may ultimately lead us.

He believes fiction is one of the safest places to ask the most dangerous questions.

Average rating: 4.71 · 14 ratings · 6 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors
AURALIS: The Bridge

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Can Intelligence Ever Be Artificial?

Can Intelligence Ever Be Artificial?

“I think, therefore I am.” Since René Descartes first published those words in the 17th century, they’ve served as a kind of philosophical anchor — proof that thought confirms existence. But what happens if humans create something that can think?

Either Descartes’ conclusion can no longer stand as uniquely human proof of existence…
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Published on February 24, 2026 06:16 • Tags: artificial-intelligence, ethics, philosophy, science-fiction, speculative-fiction, technology

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