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Luxcutus Umbra

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Luxcutus Umbra is the pen name of Gary Karim Martin of London, Ontario Canada. He is the author of the DEUS MODUS novel series.
Utilizing a prose best described as a third-person/nonfiction-adjacent narrative, Martin chronicles historically-verified real-world experiments that preceded current Artificial Intelligence development.
As the son of a Vietnam US Army veteran turned Black civil rights activist and the grandson of a Canadian WWII veteran, Martin developed a uniquely contrasting bird's-eye view of the structures of modern society. Furthermore, Martin has published news articles for Vice Media Canada, investigating legal and cultural differences between the U.S. Department of Corrections and the Correctional Service of Canada from 20
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Average rating: 4.25 · 4 ratings · 3 reviews · 3 distinct works
Conception (DEUS MODUS, #1)

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Evolution (DEUS MODUS, #2)

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" "Education Disguised As Fiction"
When Book One was first handwritten in 2012, my intention was merely to teach the reader about real_world Artificial I
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" "Education Disguised As Fiction"
When Book One was first handwritten in 2012, my intention was merely to teach the reader about real_world Artificial I
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Alignment Parallels

In the Deus Modus universe, the fictional AI entities directly mirror the real-world alignment theories and experimental failures debated at the Singu Read more of this blog post »
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The earth will sekf-destruct”
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“There is a Madness to Our Methods. We Thrive in Chaos. Accept it.”
― Luxcutus Umbra, Evolution

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“You can no more control a sentient being than you can evade your own shadow.”
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― Albert Einstein

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