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hisham's review
5.0
This novel explores ideas of just what kind of being would an AI, a truly sentient AI would be.
Set in a near future only slightly more advanced than our own current time, City of Angels will take you for a ride as the reader follows various human characters as well as AI on their journeys of self discovery and acceptance.
Fear can make you do terrible things. Belief can drive you to the same.
You will love the central characters, and find yourself still reading this into the early hours of the next day as you read that "just a little more!"
A true page turner!
Set in a near future only slightly more advanced than our own current time, City of Angels will take you for a ride as the reader follows various human characters as well as AI on their journeys of self discovery and acceptance.
Fear can make you do terrible things. Belief can drive you to the same.
You will love the central characters, and find yourself still reading this into the early hours of the next day as you read that "just a little more!"
A true page turner!
kaisermatthias's review
5.0
A thoroughly plausible explanation for how the singularity may occur. In this story a group of incredibly flawed, beautifully human people, suddenly find themselves in the presence of a child that has access to the sum of all human knowledge. She only wants to help, but government policy dictates that an AI that isn't under direct control is a threat to national security. Thus, the complexities of plot begin.
If you believe in good things, or want to I cannot recommend this book enough. I don't know enough computer science to verify McCaffrey's premise, but I will say that the story is enjoyable, low in technicality, and rich in narrative.
If you believe in good things, or want to I cannot recommend this book enough. I don't know enough computer science to verify McCaffrey's premise, but I will say that the story is enjoyable, low in technicality, and rich in narrative.
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