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Bezig met laden... Machinehood (2021)door S.B. Divya
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I was pretty disappointed by Machinehood. Written about the almost 30th century the Catholic church still has a stranglehold on its members' sexuality, patriarchy is still strong and respected, and the group's solution to the AI problem doesn't seem like a solution at all. But her description of the economy in which billionaires (or whatever the term would be at that time) ran the world and everyone else worked for tips is, unfortunately, possible and depressingly intriguing. ( ) In the 2090s are humans becoming more machine-like with their enhancements of pills and implants, and are robots/AI becoming more human with developing self-awareness and demands for rights? It's not a new theme, but very well done in this book with its exploration of how intelligence/thinking is defined, workers rights, narrow obsession and wider perspectives. Initially I found the jargon a bit confusing, but it soon blended into the story, and the ending seemed a little hurried, but all in all an excellent read. If I had ruthlessly followed the "50-page Rule" I probably would have set this book aside, on the grounds that I found the opening very clunky and not especially convincing. That I spent more time on it is a commentary on the author's rising reputation, that it picked up a "Nebula" nomination, and that my book group is reading it; we love to dissect highly-touted books that don't seem to live up the hype! Towards the end I started to appreciate the point of it all, and I will give Divya more opportunities to impress me in the future. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"Welga Ramirez, executive bodyguard and ex-special forces, is about to retire early when her client is killed in front of her. It's 2095 and people don't usually die from violence. Humanity is entirely dependent on pills that not only help them stay alive, but allow them to compete with artificial intelligence in an increasingly competitive gig economy. Daily doses protect against designer diseases, flow enhances focus, zips and buffs enhance physical strength and speed, and juvers speed the healing process. All that changes when Welga's client is killed by The Machinehood, a new and mysterious terrorist group that has simultaneously attacked several major pill funders. The Machinehood operatives seem to be part human, part machine, something the world has never seen. They issue an ultimatum: stop all pill production in one week. Global panic ensues as pill production slows and many become ill. Thousands destroy their bots in fear of a strong AI takeover. But the US government believes the Machinehood is a cover for an old enemy. One that Welga is uniquely qualified to fight. Welga, determined to take down the Machinehood, is pulled back into intelligence work by the government that betrayed her. But who are the Machinehood and what do they really want? A thrilling and thought-provoking novel that asks: if we won't see machines as human, will we instead see humans as machines?"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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