The complexities of plot themes: Tracking the AI story

The best stories are so much more complex than the main plot. Just as an example, The Count of Monte Cristo (one of my favorites) might most simply be described as a revenge story. This is a drastic understatement. Subplots range across justice, redemption, transformation, morality, betrayal, love—to name a few. Every time I pick it up again, I find new insights that reflect the current state of my own world and what’s keeping me up at night. Masterful storytelling.

And so it goes with news and the latest “big thing,” for instance artificial intelligence (AI). We think we know…but things are rarely as simple as they seem. And the more nuanced themes often take a while to tease out, particularly in real life. There’s almost always a yes and angle.