Karl Schroeder
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Karl Schroeder
@karlschroeder.bsky.social
Science fiction writer, speculative designer, with a Masters in Strategic Foresight, two cats and a dog, and a fantastic family.
We keep hearing about how AI is being used in business, or personally. But what about for designing and implementing public policy? Here's an example.

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November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The book "Late Soviet Britain" by Abby Innes is a devastating critique of neoliberal economics. It also has implications about how AI is going to impact how we work and live.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I've written an introduction to the 2x2 scenario-planning method, using the example of the future of the Hinterland.
June 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Why does stuff happen? What ultimately causes the kind of seismic shift we’re seeing in the world today? Is it just one man? Or are impersonal historical forces at work? In the post, I presented six theories people use and use them in a worldbuilding exercise.
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May 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Progressives need to understand that technology is legislation if they're going to counter the MAGA-ization of everything.

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May 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Interested in the intersection of science fiction and futures work? Here are some things I've learned:
kschroeder.substack.com/p/eleven-tip...
March 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Why is it that you can know down to the microsecond when the sun will rise on March 12, 2150, but have no clue whether you'll trip walking out your front door today? No matter how good our predictive systems are, the future always holds a residue of mystery. But there are ways to manage that...
February 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
How can we avoid an apocalypse? A new paper fills in some key missing pieces to help us chart a way forward for our species.
January 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Is there a way to discuss American politics without using partisan language and concepts? Maybe...
open.substack.com/pub/%E2%80%A6
November 7, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Why is it that the debate over governing Artificial General Intelligence is dominated by one model of what intelligence is? What if we chose a different stance, say, that of enactivist cognitive science? How would the discussion play out then?
May 2, 2024 at 10:16 PM
I've got a new, free story for you, written in collaboration with Charles Q. Choi, over at the IEEE Spectrum: spectrum.ieee.org/hard-science... If you enjoy it, please consider joining my Substack at kschroeder.substack.com for even more fun stuff.
February 27, 2024 at 3:13 PM
My take on the 'threat' posed by AI:
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#AI #AGI #ChatGPT
February 15, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Chapter 5 of The Fallow Orbits drops this week. There's still plenty of time to join the fun! Here's a teaser...
kschroeder.substack.co…#scifif#serializationo#atompunknk
February 13, 2024 at 10:26 PM