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joebunting 's review for:
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
So fun. Such a zany ride through futurism and post-apocalypticish life. Even with the eye rolling religion takes, it’s just so weird and fun. Loved it.
Now that it’s 2025, it was interesting to see what Stephenson got right and wrong about ai. The “Librarian” character is just as helpful and knowledgeable as our real life AIs, but where today the AI would just make something up (or have access to some of the more basic questions Hero asks) the Librarian demurs. And where the Librarian makes wild assertions about history and religion, real life AIs are much more circumspect. Still, a fun view on what AI could have been (and might still be). Hopefully some of the darker sides of Stephensons world will remain fiction!
Now that it’s 2025, it was interesting to see what Stephenson got right and wrong about ai. The “Librarian” character is just as helpful and knowledgeable as our real life AIs, but where today the AI would just make something up (or have access to some of the more basic questions Hero asks) the Librarian demurs. And where the Librarian makes wild assertions about history and religion, real life AIs are much more circumspect. Still, a fun view on what AI could have been (and might still be). Hopefully some of the darker sides of Stephensons world will remain fiction!