AI Will Surpass Humans? Sci-Fi Master Says "Good."

Celebrated Chinese author Liu Cixin welcomes the possibility of artificial intelligence (AI) exceeding human intelligence. The writer, famous for his award-winning "Three-Body Problem" trilogy, calls himself a "rational optimist" about the technology's future. Liu won the Hugo Award for best novel in 2015. His work has gained a global audience and major television adaptations. He began his career not as a writer, but as a computer engineer at a power plant. His science fiction vision was heavily inspired by British author Arthur C. Clarke. Now, Liu applies that same forward-looking perspective to real-world AI. He argues that if AI surpasses humanity, it should be seen as a natural step in technological evolution. For him, this potential achievement is a reason for hope, not fear.