{"product_id":"rage-against-the-machine-richard-laing-finds-plenty-that-s-artificial-but-not-a-lot-of-intelligence-in-bayreuth-s-ai-ring","title":"Rage Against the Machine: Richard Laing finds plenty that’s artificial, but not a lot of intelligence, in Bayreuth’s AI ‘Ring’","description":"\u003cp\u003eReviews of \u003cem\u003eDer Ring des Nibelungen\u003c\/em\u003e, curated Lobbes, conducted Thielemann, Bayreuth, 2026; \u003cem\u003eRienzi\u003c\/em\u003e, directed Szemerédy and Parditka, conducted Stutzmann, Bayreuth, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thewagnerjournal.co.uk\/products\/the-wagner-journal-november-2026-volume-20-number-3?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\"\u003eNovember 2026, Volume 20, Number 3\u003c\/a\u003e, 61–7.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDo androids dream of electric sheep?\u003c\/em\u003e Philip K. Dick’s 1968 novel, memorably filmed by Ridley Scott as \u003cem\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/em\u003e, envisions a future where artificial intelligence has become indistinguishable from human intelligence, and everyone begins to doubt their own authenticity. James Cameron and Gale Ann Hurd’s \u003cem\u003eTerminator\u003c\/em\u003e movies – echoed by AI executives at the time of writing – suggested that when a computer system achieves sentience, the first job on its to-do list will be to extinguish humanity. For those who worry about such scenarios, this year’s Bayreuth \u003cem\u003eRing\u003c\/em\u003e cycle provides some comfort: AI – or at least the model used here – still has a very long way to go.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Wagner Journal","offers":[{"title":"Individual","offer_id":56260855333206,"sku":null,"price":2.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Institution","offer_id":56260855365974,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/thewagnerjournal.co.uk\/products\/rage-against-the-machine-richard-laing-finds-plenty-that-s-artificial-but-not-a-lot-of-intelligence-in-bayreuth-s-ai-ring","provider":"The Wagner Journal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}