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MartiniOCP
Stablehand

Date Joined May 2008
Total Posts : 2

Posted 5/22/2008 6:13 PM (GMT -5)

Hello. I'm a new member and am seeking advice on books concerning Artificial Inteligence for my MA degree. I'm most interested in the problem of possible discrimination of A.I. in the future and therefore looking for plots familiar to those of Brian Aldiss' "Supertoys Last All Summer Long", "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" but also books that resemble events as depicted in "The Terminator" or "The Matrix" where the A.I. considers humanity its mortal enemy. I'd be most grateful for your help. Many thanks:)

ScrewMoonshine
Adept

Date Joined Aug 2005
Total Posts : 905

Posted 5/23/2008 1:54 PM (GMT -5)

David M. Fitzpatrick's "Androids Take Over the World" from the Unparalleled Journeys II anthology is a set of three stories that features both A.I. as persecuted and A.I. as persecutor. (My mentioning that one qualifies as shameless self-promotion since I have a story in that anthology as well, but honestly, it's the first one that comes to mind.)

"The Cruel Equations" by Robert Sheckley is a tale of the inflexibility of A.I. Not exactly what you're looking for, but might be worth a read. I feel that Bradbury must have written something along those lines, too, but I can't think of anything.

Hope that helps.

Robert Orme

Out now:
"More Than One Way to Protect" in Lords of Justice (www.carnifexpress.net/)
"Time in a Capsule" in Unparalleled Journeys II (www.journeybookspublishing.com/)
"On the Tree Top" in Ultraverse vol.3 #5 (www.ultraverse.us)
"The Scab, the Man, and the I.V." in Mount Zion Speculative Fiction Review #3 (www.mountzionpress.com)

Coming soon:
"Replacing Someone" in Aoife's Kiss #26, September 2008 (http://samsdotpublishing.com/aoife/main.htm)

DAWaverly
Quirky Weirdness

Date Joined Jul 2006
Total Posts : 309

Posted 5/23/2008 7:58 PM (GMT -5)

"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" - Harlan Ellison (warning: this story my be disturbing to some)

- Deven
Blogtide Rising

published
"The Journey" at Every Day Fiction

forthcoming
"An Awakening of Shadows" in The Infinity Swords anthology from Carnivah House
"All That Glitters" at Every Day Fiction arriving 30 May 2008.

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