From Science Fiction to AI: Young Adult Author Hubert Wiest Talks About His Book Worlds
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- Date Published
- 17 Dec 2025
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- Australian
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- 18 Dec 2025, 01:45 am
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Robots, magicians, demons: Children's and young adult book author Hubert Wiest likes to use surreal characters for his works, like in his science fiction youth novel “The Shadow Surfers.” The former advertising salesman told us why his stories still take place in possible scenarios and how his…
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The podcast episode features Hubert Wiest, a German author based in Sydney, discussing his science fiction works, including 'The Shadow Surfers'. Although the discussion incorporates AI themes, it lacks a focused analysis on AI safety or governance. Instead, Wiest explores how his imaginative worlds are grounded in realistic scenarios, thus reflecting the potential futures driven by current technological advances. The episode provides cultural insights rather than substantive contributions to the discourse on existential or catastrophic AI risks.
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From science fiction to AI: Young adult author Hubert Wiest talks about his book worlds19:41German author Hubert Wiest has been living in Sydney since 2011- together with his wife and three children. Credit: Hubert WiestReading AdventureView Podcast SeriesFollow and SubscribeApple PodcastsSpotifyDownload (18.02MB)Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android Robots, magicians, demons: Children's and young adult book author Hubert Wiest likes to use surreal characters for his works, like in his science fiction youth novel “The Shadow Surfers.” The former advertising salesman told us why his stories still take place in possible scenarios and how his family life influences the development process of his books.For more stories, interviews, and news from SBS German, explore our podcast collection here.Together with his wife Nina von Stebut, Hubert Wiest produces a podcast called “Lomoco”. Credit: Hubert WiestShareLatest podcast episodesThe Rainbow Fish: A world-known classic lives onHow to overcome fear and focus on your goalsEpisode 152Episode 151