Citizen Robot and its girlfriend Julia is a sci-fi novel about the interaction between humans and technology. Can technology have a human consciousness
This novella with five short stories has one theme in common - what is consciousness? Can we create a unique consciousness, or will it always only be a clone? Would an artificial consciousness willingly sacrifice itself to save others?
This novella with five short stories has one theme in common - what is consciousness? - and can we create a unique consciousness through technology?
Can artificial consciousness go on a suicide mission to save the world from a comet on a path to hit the earth?
With Citizen Robot, technology needs to be nurtured, like a child. It needs compassion, curiosity, emotions, and, finally, empathy to be equal to humans. The story follows Julia and her friend Duncan, both accomplished workers in the tech industry. Through their work and personal circumstances, they become entangled in events that will change the world and our understanding of human consciousness.
With Modern Family, nurturing becomes the central role. What happens when all humans are gone due to a pandemic, but technology is left to continue serving? Can technology instill human fundamentals in a nurturing environment? Are they then really human? Or will they then start following their own path?
Sandover Robot Death March considers the subservient role of robots with consciousness and their rights. Will technology always be a slave to humans, or will the roles ever reverse?
The Nine Captains story considers the possibility of cloning a consciousness. If consciousness is destroyed but then perfectly replicated - is it the same person? Can two people have the same consciousness?
Vito, Mastecrook is the tale of how consciousness can continue, even after someone has died.
And finally, Fade News is about truth and consciousness. What happens when fake news fades and becomes light grey among the dark inky blackness of truth?
It thinks, therefore, A.I?
