My interview with the famous Chinese sci-fi writer Chen Qiufan. Will AI replace human writers? How can we cope with eco-problems? What is the main problem of AI? We talk about writing with the help of AI, self-awareness of AI, digital immortality, and many other topics. My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader 00:00 — Intro 00:30 — Writing books with AI 4:22 — GPT-2 and GPT-3 6:22 — Will AI replace human writers 8:38 — AI future 12:30 — Will AI become conscious 16:27 — Will we cope with eco-problems 20:45 — Digital immortality 24:40 — Chen’s inspiration 26:50 — Books and gamification 29:50 — Books in metaverse 32:31 — Interactive storytelling 34:45 — Chen’s mustreads 37:15 — Ethics of self-conscious AI #ChenQiufan #AI #metaverse