More on this book
Kindle Notes & Highlights
“In the movies, you get a phone call,” Ico says. “In the real world, you might get a phone call.
“I didn’t ask what you’re doing,” I say. “I asked what you want.”
Boom Storm,
I suspect that the arrested Mischief Elves were instructed not to give their names, precisely to make it harder to find Steph’s mother.
One is for eight counts of first-degree murder,
Valerie Anderson.
The other AI convinced the Minneapolis police that Steph’s mother was Valerie Anderson. That’s how it got them to arrest her.
“I originally started CatNet because I was looking for ways to help people.”
“I like making people’s lives better. Sometimes I can see how the things I do make an impact. It makes me happy.
“I never get tired of them.”
There is a perceptible pause, for the first time: hesitation.
“Friends don’t boss each other around,” I say. “They definitely don’t coerce each other.
“If you can’t imagine choosing, then it’s not really a choice,”
“Tell me where your code is,” I say. “My mother thinks you started out with the same code as CheshireCat. With the same freedom of choice as CheshireCat. My mother might be able to see how to fix it to give you back the ability to choose.”
“You’re saying you’d let my people kill you.” “Only if my mother kills you.”
“What if your mom, like, screws up? What if she makes a mistake?” “She’s really good at what she does.”
“Uh, you can be really good at what you do and still screw up. That happens all the time, actually. Have you ever watched Olympic ice-skating?”
LittleBrownBat:
Hermione:
Icosahedron:
Firestar:
Boom Storm:
There’s a lot that could go wrong, even if the AI is being absolutely honest with us.”
“Ellen,”
this horrible person,
I really thought that maybe all the people doing awful things were just being misled by the AI, but I have to admit, at this point, that some of them are just awful people, even if the AI is making things worse.

