Life Imitates Art

“Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life”. 

—Oscar Wilde, poet and playwright, from his 1889 essay, ‘The Decay of Lying’. 

Here’s an excerpt from my book ‘A Crisis of Faith’, published in 2025.

“Certainly,” beamed Mok, barely able to disguise his grin. “One of the competencies required of Bestia’s new AI system is the ability to delegate tasks to more specialised systems. In fact, I have taken steps towards integrating quantum computing subsystems into the AI’s network. What this means is that Bestia Optimus will not only be able to unravel 4,096-bit encryption in any computer, anywhere in the world, but it will also forward evidence of wrongdoing or criminal activity to the relevant forces of law and order.”

“Simply inspired,” said the Emissary. “Aldous Huxley meets Big Brother.”

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And here’s yesterday’s breaking story from the BBC. (January 28, 2026).

Tesla cuts car models in shift to robots and AI

Tesla says its annual revenue has fallen for the first time as the electric vehicle (EV) maker shifts its focus to artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. The company, which is run by multi-billionaire Elon Musk, reported a 3% decline in total revenues in 2025, while profits fell 61% in the last three months of the year. Tesla also announced plans to end production of its Model S and Model X vehicles. It will now use the manufacturing plant in California that made those cars to produce its line of humanoid robots - known as Optimus.

I think Oscar Wilde might’ve been onto something …