A few days ago, the second phase of the special interview program "Hugo X Interview" at the 2023 Chengdu World Science Fiction Convention was launched.
The invited guests of this interview are He Xi and Yinguang. He Xi, known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Chinese science fiction, is also the co-chairman of the World Science Fiction Convention; The post-90s science fiction writer chanted light, writing novels and creating music at the same time.
In the 15-minute program, the two guests discussed hot topics such as science fiction and online literature, science fiction and artificial intelligence.
As a post-70s generation, He Xi recalled the period when he entered the field of science fiction creation - in the 90s of last century, "At that time, science fiction creation was still in a low ebb, and I and other creators were out of a heartfelt love for science fiction. He Xi said, "But love alone is not enough to make this field continue to grow, or to attract resources from all walks of life to provide a steady stream of support." ”
He Xi
He Xi also mentioned that in recent years, with the involvement of online literature in science fiction themes, there will be traditional creators questioning: should we introduce online novels with science fiction themes into the field of science fiction creation? "My opinion is that science fiction is eclectic and should be invited in." He Xi said, "Science fiction is all-inclusive, and it can be said that it is the darling of all our mankind." ”
Yinguang also mentioned that the winner of this year's Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Award is a young online literature creator: Tianrui Shuofu. "Although the barrier to entry for online literature seems to be low, it is precisely because of this that the number of creators and works is large enough, and the competition is fierce, so the final winning works must obviously be good enough." He Xi added.
Yinguang said: "Literature has no boundaries, it doesn't matter if it is broken, it is constantly being formed. Like Song Lyrics, Yuan songs, and even Shakespeare, when they were first born, they used to be 'popular culture' at that time. ”
Chanting
When it comes to today's sci-fi readers, both guests believe that the current Chinese sci-fi group has not formed a stable age chain. "There are almost no elderly people, there are fewer middle-aged people, and there are more young people." He Xi said, "And the Western group of science fiction fans is all ages, there is no fault. ”
But enough young fantasy fans also gave science fiction writers enough confidence. He Xi believes that the stage of the "big explosion" of Chinese science fiction has not yet arrived.
Regarding the AI creation, which is rarely paid attention to at the moment, Yinguang revealed that his latest science fiction novel is already "cooperating" with ChatGPT. She believes that whoever better masters the skills of training AI creation will be able to take the lead in creation.
She even tried training ChatGPT to learn her own style of interviews, playing herself for interviews. "There's a question about how I see the current state of AI development, so it's actually AI pretending to answer the question of how it sees itself." "And its answers are very cautious, often self-critical, reminding humans to prevent the misuse of artificial intelligence." ”
Hugo X interview scene
And He Xi thinks further - "Humans must prepare themselves to become artificial intelligence 'scaffolding', that is, the possibility of combining humans and machines." One day in the future, I think carbon-based organisms and silicon-based organisms will achieve symbiosis. ”
Whatever the future is possible, it is within the scope of science fiction writers' thinking. "Science fiction authors are thought experiments, just as Einstein imagined himself chasing a beam of light and riding an elevator in space." He Xi said, "Science fiction gives us such opportunities to imagine again and again, helps us broaden our thinking, and gives human beings to find various possible plans in the face of extreme crises." ”
Red Star News Reporter Qiao Xueyang Editor Li Jie
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