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> The obvious way for such an enterprise to begin is for the owner of a human-owned business to automate ... and then to die without leaving the business to an

> The obvious way for such an enterprise to begin is for the owner of a human-owned business to automate ... and then to die without leaving the business to anybody ... This is a relatively weak form of machine-owned enterprise, and probably something more deliberate and strong-AI-powered would be required to ensure long-term survival ... The novel "Daemon" [1] poses a posthumous launch of an AI bent on altering the world order. It holds corporations hostage and uses them to accumulate more corporations. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(novel_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(novel_series)

noir_lord 10y ago
I loved that series, it wasn't the finest writing but the pages turned quickly and his background as a SA/SE shown through in the technology descriptions. If you liked those and haven't yet checkout "Maximum Impact" and "Seven Seconds" by Jack Henderson for more semi-plausible stuff set in the current world. Also in case you aren't aware Suarez has a new book out in April :).