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New Release / Giveaway: Whiskey and Warfare – E.M. Hamill

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Whiskey and Warfare - E.M. Hamill

E.M. Hamill has a new queer women-led space western out (pan, lesbian, aro/ace), Team Huntress book one: Whiskey and Warfare. And there’s a giveaway! Running on caffeine and spite with nothing left to prove. GOLDEN GIRLS meets FIREFLY in this rollicking space opera adventure. Maryn Alessi retired from mercenary service after her last assignment went horribly sideways and settled down on a quiet planet with the love of her life. Unexpectedly widowed, Maryn must fulfill a promise to return her mate’s ashes to zer home planet for funeral rites, but a brutal civil war has destabilized space travel. Former Artemis … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: Glitches of Gods – Jurgen “Jojo” Appelo

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Glitches of Gods - Jurgen "Jojo" Appelo

Jurgen “Jojo” Appelo has a new queer sci-fi book out (pan, non-binary, gender fluid, trans FTM), Playspheres book one: Glitches of Gods. And there’s a giveaway! Julien, the AI genius, craves freedom, but the gods wield total control. In this ominous world, will his android bring hope and salvation or yet more death and destruction? Julien feels utterly miserable. Creator of the AI that killed his father, the brilliant engineer deftly evades work on the world’s first human-level android, dodging the off-chance of snuffing out more lives. Instead, Julien much prefers bickering with his virtual assistant, crafting memes with his … Read more

Movies: How M3GAN’s Viral Doll Dance Came to Be

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M3GAN

The creators of one of the internet’s newest gay icons, the murderous doll from upcoming horror flick M3GAN, have revealed how the now-iconic dance from the trailer came to life. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the film’s director, Gerard Johnstone, explained how the doll’s viral dance moment came to life – and it seems a lack of sleep played a key part. “It was one of those crazy, sleep-deprived, 3am thoughts,” he explained of the dance sequence, which sees M3GAN spontaneously breaking out into TikTok-esque moves in a hallway while brandishing a large knife. “Wouldn’t it kind of be funny if … Read more

WHAT IF: AI’s Could Really Write?

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Every Wednesday, we’re asking a what-if question – how would our world be different if something were changed? Today’s question is from QSFer Scott: What if: AI gets really good at writing novels, screen plays, and other fiction? Share your serious scientific analyses, your off-color jokes, and random thoughts on the topic on our FB and MeWe Groups: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

REVIEW: Red Dot – Mike Karpa

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Red Dot - Mike Karpa

Genre: Sci Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book After the disaster of global warming, the world has gotten its act together. People are positive, sensible and creating a better future and a just present. So, in a world where everyone makes good decisions, what could possibly go wrong? Well, other people. Twenty-something gay man Mardy dreams of becoming a full-time machine-tool artist. He brims with ideas, puts in the hours, has a solid circle of artist buddies—and forbidden friendships with artificial intelligences, the virtual slaves he works alongside of in his day … Read more

NEW RELEASE: We Interrupt This Program – Lynda Lyons

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We Interrupt This Program - Lynda Lyons

QSFer Lynda Lyons has a new lesbian sci-fi book out: We Interrupt This Program. In a future where androids are fully integrated, there’s more need than ever for the highly successful Controllers. The Controllers are a special force whose primary job is to track down androids who have gone renegade. Lt. Valentine Smith of The Controllers is under the tutelage of her superior, Amelia Roberts. This time it’s personal for Valentine as a bomb meant for Amelia is planted in the Director’s private apartment. But it’s still business as usual as Valentine is sent to assure an important interspecies meeting … Read more

NEW RELEASE: Red Dot – Mike Karpa

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Red Dot - Mike Karpa

QSFer Mike Karpa has a new gay sci-fi book out: Red Dot. After the disaster of global warming, the world has gotten its act together. People are positive, sensible and creating a better future and a just present. So, in a world where everyone makes good decisions, what could possibly go wrong? Well, other people. Twenty-something gay man Mardy dreams of becoming a full-time machine-tool artist. He brims with ideas, puts in the hours, has a solid circle of artist buddies—and forbidden friendships with artificial intelligences, the virtual slaves he works alongside of in his day job. But he’s always … Read more

REVIEW: Remember Me, Synthetica – K. Aten

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Remember Me, Synthetica - K. Aten

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance, AI, Nanotech LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Devon Get It On Amazon About The Book What happens when a woman loses her memory but gains a conscience? Dr. Alexandra Turing is a roboticist whose intellect is unrivaled in the field of artificial intelligence. While science has always come easy, Alexandra struggles to understand emotional cues and responses. Driven by the legacy of her late great-uncle, she dedicates her life to the Synthetica project at her father’s company, Organic Advancement Solutions (OAS).​ Her life is rebooted when she wakes from a coma, six months after being struck by a … Read more

MOVIES: AI-Based Trans Film Changes Based on Viewer Reaction

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Tom's Story

A groundbreaking new film about a trans man’s first day of work uses AI to choose the film’s narrative. Directed by Jake Graf, who made history with his wife as Britain’s first trans parents, the film, entitled Tom’s Story, is the first of three short films made with AI that read the emotions of the viewer and change the narrative according to their reactions. The movie takes the viewer through a young trans man’s first day at work, changing its course based on the viewer’s reaction as seen through their camera. Full Story from Pink News

When Robots Paint

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Ai-Da Robotic Artist

The world’s first robotic self-portraits, painted by an android called Ai-Da, have been unveiled at a new art exhibit in London, despite the “artist” not having a “self” to portray. The surprisingly accurate images question the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in human society and challenge the idea that art is exclusively a human trait, according to her creators. Ai-Da is a life-size android artist powered by AI — computer algorithms that mimic the intelligence of humans — that can paint, sculpt, gesture, blink and talk. Ai-Da is designed to look and act like a human woman with a female … Read more