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 … 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.
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Quick, do you like reading day to day events about guys developing a software package? Said package will offer language that will appeal to the receiver and you will receive a positive reply. Software is programmed to optimize outcomes toward it’s survival.
If this is thrilling to you, read the book see how it’s done.
Interesting take on AI in the future. Well developed story that kept my interest.
This the story of how a few mistakes and the nature of today’s 1st world culture adds up to create some thing great, new and possibly horrifying.
Interesting and terrifying take on accidental “AI”.
Fun read if you are an IT worker. We’ve all been through what they did but the stakes not quite so
high.
The author writes of AI developed by accident, without planning by it’s creators. Interesting point of view. Humans create the next step on the evolutionary chain.
There was no happy ending here. The machine wins as it should be. We are match for a real AI. Lol
Fast paced AI thriller
a good read
Not worth the time it took to read
Excellent book about dangers of AI in a very entertaining story. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole book.