Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse #5)

by Dennis E. Taylor

All the AI theory that has been developed over the centuries tells us that even if an AI isn’t explicitly and deliberately antagonistic, it may still perform actions that are harmful to the human race in pursuit of its own goals.

“More likely a minion.” There was a pause; then everyone momentarily turned into yellow, capsule-shaped creatures with goggles over their eye or eyes. I shook my head. “Still not mature.”

“Even a broken record is right twice a day.”

The biggest attribute of immortality, it turned out, was that problems just kept coming at you. Eventually you realized that the only solution was to head for the hills and adopt the hermit lifestyle.

which was made up to look like the asteroid Ceres in The Expanse.

They learn all the lessons, memorize all the facts, but their minds can’t make music from it.”

But with both, it’s long periods of not very much, punctuated by moments of pure terror.

“Personally, I think when we get to the heat death of the universe, there’ll be a bunch of lawyers waiting there for us.”

“The imminent destruction of the galaxy made emigration necessary.”

“The only difference between manipulation and persuasion is whether or not you agree with the results,”

‘our coherent extrapolated volition’;