Supertoys Last All Summer Long
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"Supertoys Last All Summer Long" is a 1969 science fiction short story by Brian Aldiss that explores themes of artificial intelligence, childhood, and emotional authenticity in a future world of advanced androids and overpopulation.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
science fiction work
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short story ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | basis for film A.I. Artificial Intelligence ⓘ |
| author | Brian Aldiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | advanced androids ⓘ |
| explores |
family dynamics with artificial children
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the difficulty of distinguishing real and artificial emotions ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Teddy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Harper's Bazaar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | emotional life of an artificial child ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Supertoys When Winter Comes
NERFINISHED
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Supertoys in Other Seasons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasLaterPublicationType | short story collection inclusion ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType | magazine publication ⓘ |
| influenced | film A.I. Artificial Intelligence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
David
NERFINISHED
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Henry Swinton NERFINISHED ⓘ Monica Swinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early treatment of AI child themes
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influence on cinematic depictions of AI children ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Supertoys series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| setting | near-future world ⓘ |
| settingFeature | global overpopulation ⓘ |
| theme |
artificial intelligence
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childhood ⓘ emotional authenticity ⓘ human-android relationships ⓘ overpopulation ⓘ |
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