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[abucci@buc.ci]

Compare and contrast

This:

In the year of the city 2274, the remnants of human civilization live in a sealed city beneath a cluster of geodesic domes, a utopia run by computer. The citizens live a hedonistic lifestyle, but when they turn 30 must enter the "Carrousel", a public ritual that destroys their bodies, under the pretense they would be "Renewed" or reborn.

(Logans Run)

and this:

In the year of the city 2274, the colony of human beings on Mars live in a sealed city beneath a cluster of geodesic domes, a utopia run by generative AI. The citizens live a hedonistic lifestyle, but when they turn 30 must enter the "Cloud", a public ritual that destroys their bodies, under the pretense their consciousness would be uploaded to a computer and live forever.

#AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLM #Mars #eugenics #LogansRun #ScienceFiction #dystopia

[cptbutton@dice.camp]

@abucci

In the novel, the age limit is 21. Which might kinda make a sort of sense for the uploading scenario, to get the minds while they are still flexible...

[abucci@buc.ci]

@cptbutton@dice.camp Interesting. I have to confess I never read the novel. I've only seen the film. It's on my (way too long) list!