Why Ian MacEwan doesn't see his latest novel as science fiction

What would the 1980s have been like if Alan Turing had lived? Ian McEwan talks about his exploration of a speculative past for AI in his novel Machines Like Me - and explains why he's not interested in the remote future. Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24232260-300-why-ian-mcewan-doesnt-see-his-latest-novel-as-being-science-fiction/#ixzz6DHoXhD5p

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