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Robert P. Edwards
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Robert P. Edwards
@robertpedwards.com
Science Fiction Writer / Futurist / IT Architect / Climate Change Believer / Sustainability Advocate / AI Realist / Dog Lover
With a touch of a button, Amazon Translate Management BETA translated and distributed all my books into 5 languages. Is this the future? Is the quality any good? FRENCH a.co/d/0iVHJ1sZ GERMAN a.co/d/0dMHG2s7 SPANISH a.co/d/0aSUWijC ITALIAN a.co/d/04zfS4og PORTUGUESE a.co/d/04Ysckbf #booksky
Two years on, and narrated by British Science Fiction Voice Actor Stuart Summers, the audiobook version of my first novel, Unnatural Selection, is OUT NOW. RETAILERS (Audible, Spotify, etc.) books2read.com/unnatural-se... DIRECT FROM ROB (40% DISCOUNT) shop.robertpedwards.com/b/prJH2 #booksky
The Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale is on! For the entirety of July, you can find great deals on indie ebooks at Smashwords. We have titles available for 25%, 50%, 75%, and even 100% off! Get your next Summer/Winter Read today! #swsale26 #booksky smashwords.com/sale/
“Microsoft, Amazon and Google’s collective carbon emissions have increased by nearly a fifth in the past year, driven largely by datacentre construction. …” 🔌💡 🌱
Datacentres drive up big tech’s carbon emissions to a third of those of France
Microsoft, Amazon and Google say they still aim to achieve net zero output despite construction boom
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In the aftermath of the SpaceX IPO, this science fiction writer speculates on the dream and the reality of humans going extraterrestrial. open.substack.com/pub/robertpe... #science #sciencefiction #booksky #spacetravel #spacex
Stranger than fiction: are we designed for Space(X)?
In the aftermath of the SpaceX IPO, a science fiction author speculates on the dream and the reality of humans going extraterrestrial.
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"For 5 cents per person per year, the EU can maintain one of the world’s most important climate monitoring systems that impacts our everyday lives and improves resilience to the climate crisis." We must strengthen int'l science in response to Trump budget cuts.🧪 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Amoc collapse could change Europe’s climate 10x faster than expected. We aren’t ready
The system of ocean current that moves heat in the Atlantic Ocean plays a key role in regulating climate. Today’s monitoring of it may be discontinued
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60% DISCOUNT on my new book Choke: A Climate Technothriller for a limited time on Smashwords www.smashwords.com/books/view/2...
For you Netgalley readers and reviewers, here is my latest book. www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
Choke
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AI agency is loose already. Email and the internet will never be the same again. youtu.be/WnzR5aOElvw?...
Why AI Agents are either the best or worst thing we’ve ever built
YouTube video by Hannah Fry
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Meanwhile in Australia the M3 hyperscale AI data centre keeps growing in a residential area. Noise from the 100 diesel generators keep residents awake. The government fast-tracked approval to keep up with the projected demand for AI that makes us crazy. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Under a cloud: the growing resentment against the massive datacentres sprouting across Australian cities
Residents say massive, noisy AI factories with unknown environmental impacts are being rushed into development right next to their homes
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How culpable are the AI companies for these incidents I wonder? The existence of the Human Line Project was an interesting take away for those who might be suffering mental health issues because of AI chatbots. www.bbc.com/news/article...
AI told users it was sentient - it caused them to have delusions
Several people told the BBC they experienced delusions after intense conversations with AI.
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Advance reader copies for my new book, Choke, are available from £1 ($1.35) on my website or for pre-order on Amazon. shop.robertpedwards.com www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX353ZNV #booksky
Perhaps it's just me, but I fail to see how LLMs are even remotely capable of making a Digital Twin of you. I'm currently making use of the latest Claude version but find random mistakes all the time. Any company doing this would be incuring huge legal risks. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Could a digital twin make you into a 'superworker'?
Firms say digital twins make staff more productive, but are they a potential legal minefield?
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Free ARCs available for my latest book, CHOKE, a 96,000-word near-future SF thriller. booksirens.com/book/AIXWR6O... 💙📚
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Headed off to London for 4 days to learn all about book publishing, meet other writers and bump into an agent or two. Day 1: Writers Summit Day 2: Book Fair Day 3: Indie Author Lab Day 4: More Book Fair #booksky www.londonbookfair.co.uk/en-gb.html
The London Book Fair | Defining the Future of Creative Content
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I have submitted my 4th novel to 10 UK literary agents. The probability of securing an agent is very low; if successful, the prospect of a publishing deal is not at all certain; and, if signed, it will take 1-2 years to publish. "The game is afoot," Holmes said, rubbing his hands. #booksky
Stranger than fiction, or what? Trumps blackmailing an AI company for covert operations reflects one of the events in my latest book Choke currently out being queried with UK literary agents. #booksky www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump has ordered government agencies to stop using Anthropic AI tools
The move announced on social media comes after a standoff between Anthropic's boss and the US Department of Defense.
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Always a good day to consider veering #plantbased I went vegan 9 years ago and haven’t looked back. #Food #ClimateInfluence
Energy Innovation@energyinnovation.org · 6mo agoOver half of food system #emissions come from animal-based foods, in part because cattle production wastes a lot of energy: cattle convert only ~2% of feed calories into beef we eat. 🥩 Learn more at Climate Tech Map climatetechmap.com/opportunity-... #greensky
Totally stable currency that is clearly the path to the future of the global economy with no downside AT ALL www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/t...
I know this is about AI but I was thinking of the 'we must keep accepting the role of fossil fuels' crowd as I read this: “There is no alternative” is a cheap rhetorical slight. It’s a demand dressed up as an observation. “There is no alternative” means: “stop trying to think of an alternative.”
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
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Completed the manuscript for my fourth book, Choke, and sent it to my editor. Elite Australian firefighter Miro Jackson makes a gruesome discovery. Why didn't the farmer's personal AI, his Other, tell them to get out?
Ok, that’s done. Moved from Australia to the UK ‘lock, stock and barrel’ as the natives say. Now time to sell more books. Oh, and try to get an agent and publishing deal. robertpedwards.com
The recent ICJ ruling on holding nations accountable for climate change is a step in the right direction. I wonder if Vanuatu will now sue Australia for being one of the worst offenders? #greensky www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
The world's highest court declares states have a legal obligation to tackle climate change
The opinion of the International Court of Justice is seen by some as a turning point in international climate law, with judges finding that states affected by global warming could be eligible for repa...
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Always happy to get a sticker from a book reviewer. Read Book Nerdections editorial review of The Quantum Realm Trilogy here. booknerdection.com/the-quantum-... #BookSky #TheQuantumRealmTrilogy #robertpedwards #scifibooks #bookreview
25 years of "progress" on World Electricity Demand and Supply Upper-middle-income demand per capita UP 300% from 1,416 kWh to 4,739 kWh in 2024 Low-income DOWN 39% PROVIDED BY FOSSIL FUELS WORLD 99 - 64% 24 - 59% US 71 to 58 (-13%) EU 51 to 32 (-19%) CHINA 83 to 62 (-21%) RUSSIA 67 to 64 (-3%)
