Future Tense Fiction

  • Rey Velasquez Sagcal's illustration for "Bonum Certamen" by Andrés Martinez

    Bonum Certamen

    Would you trust artificial intelligence to coach your favorite sports team? This month’s Future Tense Fiction story brings us straight to the pitch, where a soccer team is battling its way toward the Premier League with the help of an unusual, technologically enabled manager.

  • Rey Velasquez Sagcal's illustration for "Can an AI Manage the 'Beautiful Game'?" by Deji Bryce Olukotun

    Can an AI Manage the “Beautiful Game”?

    Sports teams are turning to artificial intelligence to gain a competitive advantage. Will they alienate their fans in the process?

    Response

  • Rey Velazquez Sagcal's illustration for "A Lion Roars in Longyearbyen" by Margrét Helgadóttir

    A Lion Roars in Longyearbyen

    Following the mass extinction of most species, the animals that fill a zoo in a future Arctic metropolis are lab-made—with one exception: an aging lion. When the lion escapes in the middle of the city’s Christmas festivities, a complex hunt ensues.

  • Rey Velasquez Sagcal's illustration

    The Dawn of the Synthetic Age

    An expert in environmental philosophy and wildlife recovery responds to Margrét Helgadóttir’s “A Lion Roars in Longyearbyen.”

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