width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" name="viewport"/>Ted Chiang in Sydney: Hugo award-winning writer to discuss billionaires, immortality at Powerhouse Parramatta. Considered one of the greatest living science-fiction writers and known for fighting the rapacious rise of artificial intelligence, the New York-born, Seattle-based writer is bound for Sydney for Powerhouse Parramatta’s 23-day opening festival. Chiang will give a keynote address on November 8 about billionaires and capitalism and whether immortality can be pursued ethically.