Stanley Qiufan Chen is an award-winning science fiction writer, translator, and columnist. Chen, who was born in Guangdong Province, has written more than 100 stories, some of which have appeared in Wired, Clarkesworld, Slate.com and GQ, as well as two books. His most recent book, AI 2041: Ten Visions For Our Future, is a collection of stories that explore how AI will impact our everyday lives within 20 years. It was co-authored with Kai-Fu Lee, computer scientist and former president of Google China. Chen has also worked for Baidu, Google, and Noitom Technology, a VR startup. He is now based in Shanghai and runs Thema Mundi Studio, a sci-fi content development project.
Chen Qiufan.Illustration by Lauren Crow
Q: What made you want to switch from working in the tech industry to writing science fiction?
A: Actually, it was the other way around, because I was always a sci-fi fan since I was a kid. I started to write at around eight or nine and started to publish when I was 16. Sc
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