Before revision: Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction in a dystopian futuristic setting that tends to focus on a "combination of punk, lowlife and high tech", featuring futuristic technological and scientific achievements, such as artificial intelligence and cyberware, juxtaposed with societal collapse, dystopia or decay.Thomas Michaud, "Science fiction and politics: Cyberpunk science fiction as political philosophy", pp.
After revision: Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction in a dystopian futuristic setting that tends to focus on a "combination of lowlife and high tech", featuring futuristic technological and scientific achievements, such as artificial intelligence and cyberware, juxtaposed with societal collapse, dystopia or decay.Thomas Michaud, "Science fiction and politics: Cyberpunk science fiction as political philosophy", pp.