4 ms·

I just started reading Avogadro Corp (http://www.amazon.com/Avogadro-Corp-Singularity-Closer-Appears-ebook/dp/B006ACIMQQ http://www.amazon.com/Avogadro-Corp-Sin

by icey 11y ago

I just started reading Avogadro Corp (http://www.amazon.com/Avogadro-Corp-Singularity-Closer-Appears-ebook/dp/B006ACIMQQ http://www.amazon.com/Avogadro-Corp-Singularity-Closer-Appea...) this weekend, and this reminds me quite a lot of the emergent AI that figures heavily in the story (ELOPe). A quick synopsis: developers build a system to "improve" responses from emails. The system at some point is given the ability to send emails on its own, and a poorly issued directive. It's been an engaging read so far, and fairly hilarious since the corporation in the book is very obviously based on Google.

toomuchtodo 11y ago
You'll love the ending. I highly recommend you read the sequel as well: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007FZVI2M/ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007FZVI2M/
- icey 11y ago
  I started reading the sequel this weekend, based on your recommendation. So far it's been excellent. Thank you for the suggestion!
  - toomuchtodo 11y ago
    You're welcome!
hellbanner 11y ago
Is Amazon down for anyone else? Error loading products
- douche 11y ago
  That link seems to be broken, as well as most of the product links that Amazon surfaces on the error page. Searching for the title seems to work fine.
bduerst 11y ago
Sounds a bit like the premise for The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, where a payroll computer takes up learning humor as a hobby.
- Kluny 11y ago
  ... and ends up choreographing the the civil war of independence of a prison colony. A great book, one of my favorites.
bojo 11y ago
This was the first book that popped into my mind when I saw the article. Great series, worth reading all the way through.