Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories
by qntm · first published 2022
75% recommend25% neutral
Why HN recommends it
A short speculative fiction collection of dark, sharp stories about uploads, simulated minds, and computing. It suits readers who enjoy tech-tinged sci-fi with a harrowing edge.
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…https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/703.The_Bug ## Cory Doctorow - *Radicalized* — Techno-sociopolitical Speculative Fiction https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40604122-radicalized ## qntm (Sam Hughes) - *Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories* — Speculative Fiction, Computing Themes https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56516939-valuable-humans... ## Roger Williams - *The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect* — AI, Post-Singularity SF https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/258140.The_Metamorphosis...…
on “Ask HN: What fiction books would you recommend for programmers?” ↗I like qtmn's short stories so much I bought the book Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories! [1]: https://qntm.org/fiction
on “They're Made Out of Meat” ↗Reminds me of one of the opening stories in “ Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories” by qntm — a short story about getting simulated humans from brain scans to comply.
on “Exploiting the IKKO Activebuds “AI powered” earbuds (2024)” ↗"Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories" by Qntm has some good (harrowing) stories about human uploads too.
on “I Am An AI Hater” ↗Not sure about a movie but that reminded me of the "Driver" short story in the "Valuable Humans In Transit and Other Stories" tome by QNTM (https://qntm.org/vhitaos). I'd recommend to buy the book, but here's an early draft of that particular story: https://qntm.org/frame
on “US probes Waymo robotaxis over school bus safety” ↗The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories and The Hidden Girl and Other Stories by Ken Liu The Bug by Ellen Ullman Radicalized by Corey Doctrow Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories by qntm
on “Ask HN: What fiction books would you recommend for programmers?” ↗This is fiction, in case you are wondering. The breadcrumb reads "Things Of Interest >> Fiction >> Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories >> cripes does anybody remember Google People" "Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories" is one of his book available on Amazon.
on “Does anybody remember Google People” ↗Just read this last night! as part of the 'Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories' collection.
on “There Is No Antimemetics Division (2018)” ↗