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A review by look_whos_reading
One of Us by Louis Rosenberg
4.0
This is my honest and voluntary review of this eARC obtained from BookSirens.
I requested this slim graphic short story because it had an intriguing synopsis of the future of AI. Man vs machine has never been a more powerful debate and the progress that science is making is in leaps and bounds. In this short story, one such scientist creates an AI - a thinking, feeling, human inspired machine that becomes self-aware and starts asking some hard-hitting questions to its creator.
The irony of scientific progress is explored with such poignancy. There are existential questions we ask ourselves and in moments of crisis, our Gods - what is my purpose on this earth? What meaning does my life have? What is my contribution to the future generations? The very same questions have been asked over and over by generations, no matter how far ahead we've come since the days of evolution. 'Evolution' itself is questioned. And the paradox in this story lies in the fact that these self-aware machines that are built to replace humans also awaken to the same confounding sense of loss.
This is a story to pore over again and again, discovering beautiful artwork, a challenge to your faith, a nudge to curiosity and an urgency to put into action your ambitions and aspirations. Highly recommended.
I requested this slim graphic short story because it had an intriguing synopsis of the future of AI. Man vs machine has never been a more powerful debate and the progress that science is making is in leaps and bounds. In this short story, one such scientist creates an AI - a thinking, feeling, human inspired machine that becomes self-aware and starts asking some hard-hitting questions to its creator.
The irony of scientific progress is explored with such poignancy. There are existential questions we ask ourselves and in moments of crisis, our Gods - what is my purpose on this earth? What meaning does my life have? What is my contribution to the future generations? The very same questions have been asked over and over by generations, no matter how far ahead we've come since the days of evolution. 'Evolution' itself is questioned. And the paradox in this story lies in the fact that these self-aware machines that are built to replace humans also awaken to the same confounding sense of loss.
This is a story to pore over again and again, discovering beautiful artwork, a challenge to your faith, a nudge to curiosity and an urgency to put into action your ambitions and aspirations. Highly recommended.