A theme that caught my attention this week and then I did a deep dive into it with some OTR shows is that of “Child Geniuses” but more broadly, the idea that the genius of a child could be so far beyond that of the adults surrounding the child that the adults simply cannot comprehend or deal with the implication of that child’s genius. This got me thinking about the fear generated by the idea that machines may become self aware and decide that they would be better off without humans messing up things in the world. Or more likely, they would just accelerate in their growth so quickly that we would be come insignificant to them, kind of like the adults in these two stories become to the child geniuses.
The first story comes to us by way of “Dimension X” and is called “Child’s Play”. Super well done production and I would love to see this story turned into a short film or stage play. Really got me thinking!
The second story is via “Mindwebs 2.0” archive and is called “Absalom” adapted from a story by Henry Kuttner. It has outstanding audio production and some great Orwellian themes on control and destiny. “Absalom” can be found in the collected works “The Best Of Henry Kuttner”