Crucible Quotes

“Having survived the brutalities and humiliations of cancer, vanity seemed a foolish frivolity. She no longer had the patience for it.”
― James Rollins, Crucible

“The Most Terrifying Thought Experiment of All Time,”
― James Rollins, Crucible

“They’re all about power and control. They’re the tyrannical thumb pressing a head down to the ground, demanding blind obeisance. They want you to only listen to the word of their leader, instead of the loving word of God.”
― James Rollins, Crucible

“them.”
― James Rollins, Crucible

“National Geographic documentary, titled “Witch Hunter’s Bible.”
― James Rollins, Crucible

“Bangkok She continued her pacing, so as not to draw attention. The word was code, taken from the rock musical Chess, and the song “One Night in Bangkok.”
― James Rollins, Crucible

“Kowalski pulled his long coat back on and jostled his body to settle everything in place. His ankle-length duster could hide enough weapons to invade a small third-world country.”
― James Rollins, Crucible

“Uncertainty is a key aspect of human reasoning. Without uncertainty, we would never doubt ourselves or our decisions. We would be certain that we’re right all the time. It’s this certainty that can make an AI’s ability to learn turn brittle over time. But if an AI is uncertain and capable of doubt, it can begin to judge itself, to question whether an action or decision will have the consequence it desires and test it more thoroughly.”
― James Rollins, Crucible

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” —Arthur C. Clarke, 1962, from his essay “Hazards of Prophecy: The Failure of Imagination”
― James Rollins, Crucible

“This process—called “machine learning”—was the core method by which AIs taught themselves.”
― James Rollins, Crucible

“SIG Sauer P365”
― James Rollins, Crucible