windowshopping an hour ago | parent | next [-]

I vouch for this story, personally. I love it. I consider it a classic among science fiction novellas.

It does include some brutal sadomasochism with graphic torture, that's true, and that's why it isn't better known. If that part bothers you, which is fair, I would skim past it. The story overall is quite worth it

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EarlKing 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

For everyone downvoting: It's literally a story about the creation of mankind's first artificial general intelligence, Prime Intellect, and the consequences of that discovery.

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JLO64 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I feel that more warning is needed for this book. Everything you’ve stated is true, but the book’s first chapter contains some of the most disturbing depictions of stuff I don’t know I can type here on HN. Additionally, the last chapter put a really bad taste in my mouth.

That said, the stuff that deals with AI and its implications on the universe was great and more relevant than ever. The way PI works is pretty similar to how we use subagents to tackle large repos!

	▲	heed 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		yea the beginning is pretty gory / horrific. it almost made me stop reading but you can't deny the world building is.. unique
	▲	EarlKing an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Yeah, there's no question this one's over-the-top when it comes to trying to gross out the reader, but I'd like to think people can overlook that.

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