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Author
Publisher
Subterranean Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
The story of two people and the artificial intelligences they helped create, following them for more than a decade as they deal with the upgrades and obsolescence that are inevitable in the world of software. At the same time, it's an examination of the difference between processing power and intelligence, and of what it means to have a real relationship with an artificial entity.
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In this mind-bending debut novel, Carole Stivers explores what it means to be a mother in a world that is more chilling and precarious than ever. It is 2049. When a U.S. attempt at stealth biowarfare goes awry, a team of scientists is engaged to ensure human survival on earth. Their best efforts fail, and they must turn to their last resort: a plan to place genetically engineered children inside the cocoons of large-scale robots--to be incubated,...
Author
Publisher
Redwood Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An intelligent machine built to study methods of social warfare struggles to understand and communicate the lived experience of race In a narrative full of social significance and poetically decorated with monks, vampires, and mythical statistics, Race in the Machine presents a world where the stories we use to explain race all simultaneously exist, within and around us, dictating our interactions and innermost beliefs. The nameless protagonist,...
10) Stolen Earth
Author
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Environmental disasters and AI armies have caused the human population of Earth to flee. They lie scattered across space stations and colonies, overcrowded and suffering. The Earth is cut off by the Interdiction Zone: a network of satellites that prevents any escape from the planet. The incredible cost of maintaining it has crippled humanity, who struggle under the totalitarian yoke of the Sol Commonwealth goverment. Many have been driven to the edge...
11) Surface detail
Author
Series
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
When sex slave Lededje Y'breq is murdered by a politician on the planet Sichult, the artificial intelligence running one of the Culture's immense starships resurrects her so she can seek revenge. Meanwhile, the Culture is uneasily watching the conflict over whether to preserve virtual Hells for the souls of "sinners" or give them the release of death.
Author
Series
DAW book collectors volume no. 1973
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The debut novel from Erin K Wagner is a chilling nonlinear sci-fi that examines androids as a labor force in conflict with both human farmers and homegrown militias in near-future Appalachia"-- Provided by publisher.
14) The Ruby code
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
While playing an old fantasy videogame, Ash encounters Ruby, who seems far more than a pre-programmed side character, and together they discover she’s a sentient AI originally designed as a weapon, trapping them both in deadly game that blurs the lines between real and virtual.
Author
Series
Swift and Hawk volume 1
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When their families are violently kidnapped, Swift and Hawk--teen experts in AI and robotics--are sent on a life-or-death rescue mission by the secretive Möbius group that leads them straight into the hands of a dark and chilling enemy.
Author
Publisher
Chicken House, Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In the face of overwhelming grief and bullying, tech-savvy Lydia pours all of herself into creating the perfect AI, the perfect boyfriend--but will Henry turn out to be perfect, or a creation of her cruelest self? Lydia has been creating her AI, Henry, for years--since before her little brother died in the accident that haunts her nightmares; since before her Dad walked out, leaving her and her mom painfully alone; since before her best friend turned...
17) Forest of memory
Author
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Katya deals in Authenticities and Captures, trading on nostalgia for a past long gone. Her clients are rich and they demand items and experiences with only the finest verifiable provenance. Other peoples lives have value, after all. But when her A.I. suddenly stops whispering in her ear she finds herself cut off from the grid and loses communication with the rest of the world. The man who stepped out of the trees while hunting deer cut her off from...
18) Wayward: a novel
Author
Series
Wanderers volume 2
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The sequel to the national bestseller Wanderers, the instant classic that "takes science, politics, horror, and science fiction and blends them into an outstanding story about the human spirit in times of turmoil, claiming a spot on the list of must-read apocalyptic novels" (NPR) Five years ago, ordinary Americans fell under the grip of a strange new malady that caused them to sleepwalk across the country to a destination only they knew. And they...
19) The block
Author
Series
Loop (Ben Oliver) volume 2
Publisher
Chicken House, Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"Luka is a prisoner once again. But this time it's a fate worse than death. In the Block, he must toggle between enduring an Energy Harvest for twelve hours of the day and surviving complete immobilization. The only semblance of relief is the Sane Zone, created to keep prisoners from going completely mad. In this virtual reality, the prisoners live out their fantasies of life outside. But for Luka, it's different"-- Provided by publisher.
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