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Veteran computer writer Jeff Duntemann turns his talents to the challenges that artificial intelligence itself may face in this, his first collecti... read full description

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Sep 06, 2008
James rated it: 5 of 5 stars
What if AIs turn out to be decent people?

I admit it. I'm a cyberpunk writer by trade (at the moment), so most of the AIs you encounter in my work tend to be malignant sociopaths, at best. Duntemann's collection of short stories, though present a different view. What if the AIs like us? What if they take on recognizably human values, and value us, their creators, and what we made them to do? What if, in short, they had souls which, to use Duntemann's own words, "[...:]that defin More...
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Sep 22, 2010
Eric rated it: 5 of 5 stars
A collection of Jeff's stories on the nature of artificial intelligence. As always, he's intelligent and thought-provoking. Worth your time.
Jan 21, 2011
Alana rated it: 5 of 5 stars