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Even before AI existed, we’ve been dreaming about it in books and film. What can these representations tell us about the potential opportunities and pitfalls of this technology?
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Even before AI existed, we’ve been dreaming about it in books and film. What can these representations tell us about the potential opportunities and pitfalls of this technology?
I am a retired aerospace engineer and a first-generation immigrant from India. After completing my bachelor’s in engineering from the Institute of Technology located in my hometown of Varanasi, I came to Ottawa, Canada where I got my master’s in aerospace engineering and met my future wife, Mire Kimura, a fellow international student from Japan.
We moved to Montreal where we made our home for almost a quarter century and became the proud parents of three daughters, all born in one year. Our family immigrated to United States, the land of ground-breaking research and revolutionary inventions, just before the turn of the new century.
I worked for more than forty years at some of the leading US and British aero engine companies. I have many technical publications and over 30 patents in aviation engineering and have been a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and American Helicopter Society. I was also an adjunct professor teaching a graduate level course on aero-engine design.
We now split our time between our residences in Florida and Colorado, travelling around the world, and spending as much time as possible with our four grandchildren.
Not For Sale! was my debut novel, followed by my second novel – Reversal!. These two novels are part of a trilogy, the third of which Control! has just been published and is now, like my other books is available on Amazon.
My stories are based on my own personal and family experiences and my deep concern about the harm we the humans might be causing to our planet and it’s climate. The inventions in my stories might be the fiction of my imagination but are all well-grounded in the laws of physics and science. I therefore call my stories near term science fiction with the hope that they might be the seed of real-life inventions, if not for my generation, for the generation of my children and grandchildren.