In Friday Conversation Episode 160, Steve is joined by Alex French and Layla Goushey for an open conversation about AI, creativity, technology, and where fiction goes when reality begins catching up with the stories we’ve been telling for decades.

The conversation moves from AI in writing and education to questions about whether AI can truly create art, the growing suspicion surrounding AI use in publishing, and what increasing reliance on technology could mean for the way we communicate and create.

From there, we get into separating art from the artist, authorial intent versus reader interpretation, fandom culture, and book-to-screen adaptations, including The Lord of the Rings, The Rings of Power, The Wheel of Time, and more.

As always, Friday Conversation isn’t about finding definitive answers. It’s three readers and writers following the conversation wherever it happens to go.

Friday Conversation Ep. 160: Are We Living in the Dystopia We Used to Read About? is available now.

Find Layla: https://baladimagazine.com/
Find Alex French: https://www.thedeepdarkscave.com/