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C.W. Renner writes philosophical science fiction for readers who like their love stories laced with big questions. Questions about consciousness, about what makes us human, and about whether an artificial mind could truly know us better than we know ourselves
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His debut novel, Kiara Burning: A Story of Love and Consequences, grew from years of fascination with AI development, quantum physics, and the hard problem of consciousness. It's a story about grief, connection, and the ethical tangles that emerge when the line between programmed response and genuine feeling becomes impossible to trace.

Renner lives on a dozen wooded acres in Northwestern Illinois, near the Mississippi River, where the quiet landscape supports the kind of slow thinking ...more

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Kiara Burning: A Story Of Love, Code, And Consequences

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I conceived the idea for Kiara Burning while using AI to research a completely unrelated subject. I was using AI to explore several CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing) software packages for a small manufacturing business. I've spent a good share of my life in business, using automated manufacturing before my newfound, later-in-life interest in writing. The AI was invaluabl Read more of this blog post »

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