![]() ![]() An AI antagonist is, by definition, something totally different from what we have ever faced: it is not human yet as intelligent, if not more intelligent, than humans. We have yet to be challenged by another intelligent being or beings for dominion of this planet our foes are implacable and impersonal: disease, natural disasters, global warming, stray asteroids. ![]() ![]() For our entire history, humans have been the only sentient beings on Earth, as far as we know (and depending how you classify the Neanderthals, I suppose). On the other hand, it is the ultimate conception of a war against an Other that we ourselves have created. On one hand, it is the Luddite fear of technology replacing humanity taken to its coldest, logical conclusion (that is, if one can call Ludditism logical). The robot apocalypse plays into some of our most primal fears. Alas, as with most such books, the anticipation was far superior to the somewhat basic taste of disappointment lining my mouth as my eyes skimmed the last sentence on the last page. So I let it jump to the head of the queue. But I got Robopocalypse as a Christmas gift from my dad, and I admit I was a little curious about all the attention this book had received. I try to award priority to books that have been sitting around in my overflow bin, gathering dust. ![]() So, Robopocalypse, we meet again for the first time! ![]()
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