![]() ![]() Where did the premise come from? What were the initial moments/thoughts/experiences that the story grew out of? What social struggles are reflected in the novel and why did you focus on them? Kill Process wrestles with many big ideas that are suffusing the zeitgeist right now. ![]() In the following interview, we discuss the centralization of power among internet giants, the challenges of imagining technically-plausible futures, and how science fiction can bring a unique lens to bear on social issues. The story wrestles with the social impacts of social media, the centralization of power among big internet companies, and the burgeoning movement of independent programmers working to create new options outside of a closed system. In his latest novel, Kill Process, Hertling brings the lens of speculative fiction to bear on the present day. William Hertling writes all-too-plausible near-future science fiction novels and his bestselling Singularity Series extrapolates the future of artificial intelligence. ![]()
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