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S'està carregant… Avogadro Corp: The Singularity Is Closer Than It Appears (edició 2011)de William Hertling (Autor)
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. When I was rereading Daemon by Daniel Suarez, William Hertling’s Avogadro Corp popped up on my recommendation list. AI at work. It seems quaintly old-fashioned now, but Hertling’s gimmick is that a coder puts a routine into his company’s email server instructing it to make itself successful. It quickly takes over the world economy. That is a spoiler, but you probably saw it coming. 3.5 stars. ( ) The software/AI plot was interesting and believable. Sadly, the plot was rendered through intensely annoying characters and culture. Avogadro Corps is transparently Google, and has all the cultural problems that plague the IT industry. So do most of the characters. The main character is whinier than Luke Skywalker, has less moral awareness than a three year old, and has so little sense of self that the prospect of losing his job overwhelms him with existential anxiety. And that's despite the fact that he's got a quite substantial safety net: his wife has a good paying job and enough influence to get him another job in her company. (But don't even get me started on his wife.) The most unbelievable part of the book is that the main character I'm willing to concede that these characters may be realistic. That doesn't make them any less annoying. I don't want to hang out with these people in my books any more than I do in real life. Ugh. Meh. Reasonably plausible plot, with good technical details (thinly veiled Google AI taking off and taking over the world); painfully bad writing and characters and dialogue and everything else. This could have been an excellent short story or novella with a solid editor; it is apparently the first in a series of novels which earn a hard “nope” from me going forward. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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David Ryan is the designer of ELOPe, an email language optimization program, that if successful, will make his career. But when the project is suddenly in danger of being canceled, David embeds a hidden directive in the software accidentally creating a runaway artificial intelligence. David and his team are initially thrilled when the project is allocated extra servers and programmers. But excitement turns to fear as the team realizes that they are being manipulated by an A.I. who is redirecting corporate funds, reassigning personnel and arming itself in pursuit of its own agenda. PRAISE FOR AVOGADRO CORPWINNER SCIENCE FICTION DIY BOOK FESTIVAL 2011-2012"A tremendous book that every single person needs to read. In the vein of Daniel Suarez's Daemon and Freedom(TM), William's book shows that science fiction is becoming science fact. Avogadro Corp describes issues, in solid technical detail, that we are dealing with today that will impact us by 2015, if not sooner. Not enough people have read these books. It's a problem for them, but not for the [emergent] machines."- Brad Feld, managing director Foundry Group, cofounder TechStars" A highly entertaining, gripping, thought inspiring book. Don't start without the time to finish - it won't let you go."- Gifford Pinchot III, founder Bainbridge Graduate Institute, author THE INTELLIGENT ORGANIZATION."An alarming and jaw-dropping tale about how something as innocuous as email can subvert an entire organization. I found myself reading with a sense of awe, and read it way too late into the night."- Gene Kim, author VISIBLE OPS"A fascinating look at how simple and benign advancements in technology could lead to the surprise arrival of the first AI. And like all good techno-thrillers, the reality of AI is less than ideal."- Jason Glaspey on SILICON FLORIST. --Provided by publisher. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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