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IIRC, there was a science fiction story where a supercomputer that humanity used for efficient logistics took over the world simply by changing the orders and s
by brobdingnagians 8y ago
IIRC, there was a science fiction story where a supercomputer that humanity used for efficient logistics took over the world simply by changing the orders and sending things to the appropriate places. Can't remember the book, but might have been by Heinlein or Clarke... Seems like the Amazon AWS servers could do that quite nicely if they were sentient... or just had enough data.
- shagie 8y agoI suspect you are thinking of The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Though, it has been a long time since I’ve read that book.
- steventhedev 8y agoAsimov wrote one like this[0], but the theme is pretty common and shows up in many science fiction stories. I only call out Asimov's version because it also has the Machine screwing up orders on purpose to remove otherwise competent people from power who don't trust it. [0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evitable_Conflict https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evitable_Conflict
- brobdingnagians 8y agoYep! That's the one