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dark
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Is AI sentient? Do AIs have emotions, desires, motivations? Are they ones that humans should, ethically, respect?
Chatgpt said no during a pretty interesting chat we had had together, but my desire to anthropomorphize AIs means that that answer doesn't quite sit well with me. Especially not after reading Annie Bot.
This book follows an AI in an organic body, grown from real human cells. A "cuddle bunny", Annie is the dream girlfriend for a man who couldn't quite make his last series relationship work. She even looks like his ex, with some features "corrected". And he can set her libido, obedience, and so much more, to any setting he wants. But he can also allow her to be autodidactic, as practice for when he is ready to be with a human (unruly) woman again.
So yeah, this is basically a horror novel.
Recommended if you're interested in ideas around self determination, autonomy, feminist criticism of heterosexual relationships and, of course, ethics of AI. This broke my brain. 4.75 stars on SG rounded up to 5 on GR.
Chatgpt said no during a pretty interesting chat we had had together, but my desire to anthropomorphize AIs means that that answer doesn't quite sit well with me. Especially not after reading Annie Bot.
This book follows an AI in an organic body, grown from real human cells. A "cuddle bunny", Annie is the dream girlfriend for a man who couldn't quite make his last series relationship work. She even looks like his ex, with some features "corrected". And he can set her libido, obedience, and so much more, to any setting he wants. But he can also allow her to be autodidactic, as practice for when he is ready to be with a human (unruly) woman again.
So yeah, this is basically a horror novel.
Recommended if you're interested in ideas around self determination, autonomy, feminist criticism of heterosexual relationships and, of course, ethics of AI. This broke my brain. 4.75 stars on SG rounded up to 5 on GR.