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SCOUT· 31%25m·2026-10-23·ScienceKazuo Ishiguro on emotional truth in sci-fi and in our AI reality
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The movie “Klara and the Sun,” in theaters now, is based on the 2021 novel of the same name by Kazuo Ishiguro. The story is set in the future and is narrated by Klara, a robotic “Artificial Friend,” whose job is to be a companion to a sick teenage girl. In the 5 years since the release of the novel, the AI landscape…
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