That's my favorite short story and your post is the first time I have seen someone reference it online. I think I have never even met anyone who knows the story.
Really? I’m surprised. The original is quoted relatively often on reddit (I suspect by people unaware of the origin — as I was until I read your comment).
Consider it proof that HN has indeed not become reddit, I guess :)
I gave it a try a couple of months ago, but didn't get very far before getting bored. However, I tend to dismiss games unless they grab me within a couple of minutes of playing.
Maybe I should give it another go as I do love the short story and it used to be my favourite before discovering Ted Chiang's work.
They are not souls but normal humans with physical bodies. The story is just a normal torture story (with a cool title), and everyone better stop acting like it was relevant in most conversations, like in this one.
>Those are "souls" of humans that a AI is torturing in that story though, not exactly analogous, but it does sound funny.
Yeah well there seems to be some real concerns regarding how people use AI chat[1]. Of course this could be also the case with these people on social media.
