Inspiration and Works Consulted
If you’re curious about the modern work economy, artificial intelligence, punk rock, or you just want to learn more about what inspired the ideas and sounds of The Logic Pit, here are some of the books, songs, and media that assisted in the research for the musical.
books
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Uncanny Valley: a Memoir by Anna Wiener
The Management Myth by Matthew Stewart
AI Superpowers by Kai-Fu Lee
Live Work Work Die by Corey Pein
The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values by Brian Christian
Lab Rats: Tech Gurus, Junk Science, and Management Fads - My Quest to Make Work Less Miserable by Daniel Lyons
film and Tv
American Factory - by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, Netflix
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley - by Alex Gibney, HBO
Raised by Wolves - by Aaron Guzikowski, HBO
Ex Machina - by Alex Garland
Podcasts and Interviews
The Ezra Klein Show - March, 2021: Ted Chiang "The Author Behind 'Arrival' doesn't fear AI. 'Look at How We Treat Animals'
The Ezra Klein Show - June, 2021: Brian Christian "Is A.I. the Problem? Or Are We?"
The Ezra Klein Show - September, 2021: Richard Powers