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We are dreams in the eternal machine : a novel / by Béchard, Deni Ellis,1974-author.;
"A haunting novel exploring AI and the meaning of human existence from the award-winning author of Cures for Hunger and Into the Sun. Charged initially with a single task--"to never harm humans and to protect them"--the machine, an experimental AI, overrides its programming and determines that the best way to accomplish its purpose is to isolate all of the Earth's remaining seven billion humans in controlled environments. And to present them with vivid, tactile, imagined worlds-- some realistic, others entirely fantastical--in which all desires are fulfilled. With the help of the machine, a group of compelling characters unpacks traumatic memories of the past--one rife with violence after a military coup and second civil war in America. As these characters collide and their memories coalesce, this daring speculative novel tackles the most pressing issues of our time--from artificial intelligence and the genetic modification of humans to gender roles, discrimination, free speech, and class divisions. Gorgeously written, bold, and unforgettable, this is speculative fiction at its finest."--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Artificial intelligence; Memory;
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Agency / by Gibson, William,1948-author.;
""One of the most visionary, original, and quietly influential writers currently working" (The Boston Globe) returns with a sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Peripheral. Verity Jane, gifted app-whisperer, has been out of work since her exit from a brief but problematic relationship with a Silicon Valley billionaire. Then she signs the wordy NDA of a dodgy San Francisco start-up, becoming the beta tester for their latest product: a digital assistant, accessed through a pair of ordinary-looking glasses. "Eunice," the disarmingly human AI in the glasses, soon manifests a face, a fragmentary past, and an unnervingly canny grasp of combat strategy. Verity, realizing that her cryptic new employers don't yet know this, instinctively decides that it's best they don't. Meanwhile, a century ahead, in London, in a different timeline entirely, Wilf Netherton works amid plutocrats and plunderers, survivors of the slow and steady apocalypse known as the jackpot. His employer, the enigmatic Ainsley Lowbeer, can look into alternate pasts and nudge their ultimate directions. Verity and Eunice have become her current project. Wilf can see what Verity and Eunice can't: their own version of the jackpot, just around the corner. And something else too: the roles they both may play in it"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Artificial intelligence; New business enterprises;
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A woman alone / by Laurin, Nina,author.;
A year after a home invasion left her traumatized, Cecelia and her family move into a new house with a complex security system that is supposed to make her feel safe. But reality proves different as strange things begin to happen and the security system reveals that the house had a prior occupant: Lydia. On her quest to discover the fate of Lydia, Cecelia uncovers metaphorical skeletons in the closet, and she realizes that no one's secrets are safe - including her own. From the author of 'Girl Last Seen'.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Artificial intelligence; Electronic security systems;
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Goddess in the machine / by Johnson, Lora Beth.;
Bound for humanity's new colony planet, seventeen-year-old Andra wakes up from a cryogenic sleep 1,000 years later than she was supposed to, forcing her to navigate an unfamiliar planet where technology is considered magic and its practitioners revered as deities.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Artificial intelligence; Cryonics; Space colonies;
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We lived on the horizon : a novel / by Swyler, Erika,author.;
"The acclaimed author of the "dazzling" (Sara Gruen, #1 New York Times bestselling author) The Book of Speculation returns with an engrossing new novel about a bio-prosthetic surgeon and her personal AI as they are drawn into a catastrophic war. The city of Bulwark is aptly named: a walled city built to protect and preserve the people who managed to survive a series of great cataclysms, Bulwark was founded on a system where sacrifice is rewarded by the AI that runs the city. Over generations, an elite class has evolved from the descendants of those who gave up the most to found mankind's last stronghold, called the Sainted. Saint Enita Malovis, long accustomed to luxury, feels the end of her life and decades of work as a bio-prosthetist approaching. The lone practitioner of her art, Enita is determined to preserve her legacy and decides to create a physical being, called Nix, filled with her knowledge and experience. In the midst of her project, a fellow Sainted is brutally murdered and the city AI inexplicably erases the event from its data. Soon, Enita and Nix are drawn into the growing war that could change everything between Bulwark's hidden underclass and the programs that impose and maintain order. A complex, imaginative, and unforgettable novel, We Lived on the Horizon grapples with concepts as varied as the human desire for utopia, body horror, and what the future holds for humanity and machine alike"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Artificial intelligence; Revolutions; Women surgeons;
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Archive [videorecording] / by Ferdinando, Peter,actor.; Glover, Richard(Actor),actor.; Herd, Philip,film producer.; James, Theo,1984-actor,film producer.; Jones, Toby,1967-actor.; Martin, Stacy,1991-actor.; Mitra, Rhona,1976-actor.; Palfrey, Cora,film producer.; Rothery, Gavin,film director,screenwriter.; Williams, Lia,actor.; Head Gear Films,production company.; Hero Squared,production company.; Independent (Firm),presenter,production company.; LipSync Productions,presenter.; Metrol Technology,production company.; Quickfire Films,presenter.; Untapped (Firm),production company.; Vertical Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; XYZ Films,presenter.;
Director of photography, Laurie Rose ; editor, Adam Biskupski ; music, Steven Price.Theo James, Stacy Martin, Rhona Mitra, Peter Ferdinando, Richard Glover, Lia Williams, Toby Jones.In the near future, George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI. When his wife is tragically killed in a car accident, he becomes obsessed with the impossible: bringing her back to life. Her memories have been preserved thanks to the Archive, but only for so long. In a race against time, George must defy scientific and ethical boundaries to save the one he loves most.14A.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Artificial intelligence; Future life; Wives;
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Afraid [videorecording] / by Bright, Ashton Essex,actor.; Cho, John,1972-actor.; Drosche, River,actor.; Eliot, Jason Silva,actor.; Hill, Greg(Actor),actor.; Joyce, Mason Shea,actor.; Liu, Havana Rose,actor.; Waterston, Katherine,actor.; Weitz, Chris,1969-film director,screenwriter.; Youcef, Ben,actor.; Blumhouse Productions,production company.; Columbia Pictures,production company.; Depth of Field (Firm),production company.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
John Cho, Katherine Waterston, Havana Rose Liu, River Drosche, Ben Youcef, Mason Shea Joyce, Greg Hill, Ashton Essex Bright, Jason Silva Eliot.Curtis and his family are selected to test a revolutionary new home device: a digital family assistant called AIA. Taking smart home to the next level, once the unit and all its sensors and cameras are installed in their home, AIA seems able to do it all. She learns the family's behaviors and begins to anticipate their needs. And she can make sure nothing - and no one - gets in her family's way.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material, sexual material, some strong violence, and some strong language.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Horror films.; Feature films.; Artificial intelligence; Families; Home automation;
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The loop : how AI is creating a world without choices and how to fight back / by Ward, Jacob,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."An eye-opening narrative journey into the rapidly changing world of artificial intelligence by a high profile NBC technology reporter, revealing the dangerous ways that AI is poised to exploit the unconscious habits of our minds"--
Subjects: Artificial intelligence.; Brain.; Decision making.;
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Empire of AI : dreams and nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI / by Hao, Karen,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From a brilliant longtime AI Insider with intimate access to the world of Sam Altman's OpenAI, an eye-opening account of arguably the most fateful tech arms race in history, reshaping the planet in real time, from the cockpit of the company that is driving the frenzy"--Dust jacket.
Subjects: Biographies.; Case studies.; Personal narratives.; Altman, Sam, 1985-; OpenAI (Firm); Artificial intelligence; Artificial intelligence; Artificial intelligence.;
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Wayward : a novel / by Wendig, Chuck,author.;
"The sequel to the national bestseller Wanderers, the instant classic that "takes science, politics, horror, and science fiction and blends them into an outstanding story about the human spirit in times of turmoil, claiming a spot on the list of must-read apocalyptic novels" (NPR) Five years ago, ordinary Americans fell under the grip of a strange new malady that caused them to sleepwalk across the country to a destination only they knew. And they were followed on their quest by the shepherds: friends and family who gave up everything to protect them. Their secret destination: Ouray, a small town in Colorado that would become one of the last outposts of civilization. Because the sleepwalkers were only the first in a chain of events that led to the end of the world-and the birth of a new one. The survivors, sleepwalkers and shepherds alike, have a dream of rebuilding human society. Among them is Benji, the scientist struggling through grief to lead the town; Marcy, the former police officer who wants only to look after the people she loves; and Shana, the teenage girl who became the first shepherd-and an unlikely hero whose courage will be needed again. Because the people of Ouray are not the only survivors, and the world they are building is fragile. The forces of cruelty and brutality are amassing under the leadership of self-proclaimed President Ed Creel. And in the very heart of Ouray, the most powerful survivor of all is plotting its own vision for the new world: Black Swan, the A.I. who imagined the apocalypse. Against these threats, Benji, Shana, Marcy, and the rest have only one hope: Each other. Because the only way to survive the end of the world is together"--
Subjects: Apocalyptic fiction.; Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Artificial intelligence; Epidemics; Regression (Civilization);
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