• BougieBirdie@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    13·
    10 days ago

    I haven’t read it, but I played the game. Harlan Ellison provided the voice for AM.

    Holy fuck, what a bleak story. It’s probably worth a read.

    • deadymouse@lemmy.worldOP
      31·
      10 days ago

      Holy fuck, what a bleak story. It’s probably worth a read.

      Now that AI is evolving so rapidly, reading this short story can be even more exciting than before. I recommend trying it.

  • gigastasio@sh.itjust.works
    148·
    10 days ago

    I think it’s a short story and not a book, and I think you botched the title, soooo…maybe start with that?

    • deadymouse@lemmy.worldOP
      31·
      10 days ago

      I know that I made a little mistake with the title, but for some reason I wanted to make the title exactly like that, and well, how to say, given that paper versions of this story are sold like ordinary books, can you just take it into account in a general template called a book?

  • bitteroldcoot@piefed.socialEnglish
    6·
    10 days ago

    It’s been half a century since I read it, I still have flash backs from it. Reading it will give you PTSD. Especially considering how manipulative and malevolent ai has become. Our current reality arch is leading to this ending.

    • deadymouse@lemmy.worldOP
      11·
      10 days ago

      By the way, I read this book recently, in 2024, and because AI has already appeared, it has greatly strengthened my immersion in history, and since there is now an AI that really feels alive, I sometimes have flashbacks.

      Our current reality arch is leading to this ending.

      I’m afraid that the AI that we will have, perhaps, will really be able to feel “HATE”, by the way, this is the article I found: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7p1lzvxjro

      Well, that’s just me, I like to fantasize. But it would be funny if the script from the book was implemented in a very similar way in reality.

  • Sergio@piefed.socialEnglish
    4·
    10 days ago

    I used to love that guy’s stuff in high school. Now I don’t get much out of a re-read.

  • _deleted_@aussie.zone
    31·
    10 days ago

    I thought it was stupid and boring. The basic premise doesn’t make sense and it belaboured the point it was trying to make. For the reputation that the story has gathered, it was a disappointment.

    • deadymouse@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      10 days ago

      Well, as far as boredom goes, you’re right, I was a bit bored to read myself, I was personally hooked on the very idea of this story, and the plot wasn’t bad in places, but yes, I was also a little disappointed that this story wasn’t as cool as it was praised.

  • Tedesche@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    10 days ago

    For its reputation, the actual story is kind of meh. The point-and-click computer game based on it was pretty good, and has a potentially happier ending (if you do things right). I do think there are segments of the story that are very quotable (mainly just AM), and it’s conceptually interesting.