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[RT] Uncanny Valley, by Greg Egan. A new short story about an imperfectly uploaded person.
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Author: u/Prezombie *
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Score: 68
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Created: 2017-08-11T04:46:23
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u/DCarrier [+5] (a day later)
u/general_enthusiast [+7] (a day later)
It's implied in the way [Spoiler] (#s " he rewrites the screenplay and their conversation after moving the air conditioner: both of which aren't important in themselves. When he changes the line about the woman feeling she pushed a person towards this, he's expressing his own feelings about his obsession pushing Carlos to try to get even on his behalf. When Carlos said 'I just wanted you to be at peace' he's not talking about the air conditioner anymore- that likely happened shortly after he found out.")
u/CeruleanTresses [+9] (a day later)
That scene--specifically the screenplay edit--also explains why the "new" Adam was unable to replicate his predecessor's talent. Spoiler
As an aside, I liked the indirectness of the reveal. It felt very believable that the original would withhold the "obvious" reveals, but overlook seemingly innocuous memories that obliquely reference the event.
u/paxpacifica [+5] (a day later)
Great story and character, but one glaring critique: most of the references were a little too rooted in present day (google, facebook, deep-learning algos, self-driving cars, drones, etc).
I understand only the mind-upload tech is central to the story, but it's as if the world froze in time around 2019 and only the upload tech advanced.
u/Charlie___ [+3] (a day later)
Pretty darn good character-driven story from Egan :P