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- Verlag: Blackstone Audio Books; Auflage: Unabridged (5. Juni 2012)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1455134600
- ISBN-13: 978-1455134601
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3 von 3 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
A nuanced look at the human/robot interface
31. März 2012
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I fear that the title and blurbs for this book will narrow its appeal to nerds and sci-fi fans (I include myself), which would be a shame because David Dufty has done an impressive job of exploring fundamental questions about what it means to be human and what role the attributes of that humanity play in how we interact with "thinking" machines.
Dufty has also managed to combine elements of a mystery, an adventure, sci-fi, and social commentary without letting the seams between those story threads become so visible to the audience that they disrupt the narrative flow. If this sounds a bit like the goals of the project which created an artificially-intelligent android of famed science fiction author Philip K. Dick, well, there you go. Dufty's role in that project gave him up-close access, but to his credit he also maintains perspective and reports on the ups and down of the team's efforts with some objectivity and distance.
The edition I read is a pre-publication proof and if I were the editor I would make one significant change prior to the announced on-sale date of June, 2012. Lose the Introduction. As writers have been taught since time immemorial, a great way to start a book or story is "in medias res" -- in the middle of things. Chapter 1 does this with a "grabber" lede worthy of a master journalist: "In December 2005, an android head went missing from an America West flight between Dallas and Las Vegas." You'd have to be -- pardon the expression -- brain dead not to want to keep reading. Compare that to the intro, which starts out, "In 2005, I was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Memphis ..." You get the idea.The info about the author which follows would be much more appropriate to an appendix or note at the end of the book, when any doubts about the veracity of the story would either be resolved anyway or could be further addressed by Dufty's credentials.
Another small complaint is the low-quality photos, which are a slight disappointment, but may be all that are available. They do, however, manage to convey the inevitable creepy feelings we experience when looking at a lifelike android whose face is so very human, but whose head visibly reveals wires and motors. The contrast is very unsettling and like the book in its entirety, effectively raises the big issue of how humanity will want to relate to its own creations in the very near future.
Dufty has also managed to combine elements of a mystery, an adventure, sci-fi, and social commentary without letting the seams between those story threads become so visible to the audience that they disrupt the narrative flow. If this sounds a bit like the goals of the project which created an artificially-intelligent android of famed science fiction author Philip K. Dick, well, there you go. Dufty's role in that project gave him up-close access, but to his credit he also maintains perspective and reports on the ups and down of the team's efforts with some objectivity and distance.
The edition I read is a pre-publication proof and if I were the editor I would make one significant change prior to the announced on-sale date of June, 2012. Lose the Introduction. As writers have been taught since time immemorial, a great way to start a book or story is "in medias res" -- in the middle of things. Chapter 1 does this with a "grabber" lede worthy of a master journalist: "In December 2005, an android head went missing from an America West flight between Dallas and Las Vegas." You'd have to be -- pardon the expression -- brain dead not to want to keep reading. Compare that to the intro, which starts out, "In 2005, I was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Memphis ..." You get the idea.The info about the author which follows would be much more appropriate to an appendix or note at the end of the book, when any doubts about the veracity of the story would either be resolved anyway or could be further addressed by Dufty's credentials.
Another small complaint is the low-quality photos, which are a slight disappointment, but may be all that are available. They do, however, manage to convey the inevitable creepy feelings we experience when looking at a lifelike android whose face is so very human, but whose head visibly reveals wires and motors. The contrast is very unsettling and like the book in its entirety, effectively raises the big issue of how humanity will want to relate to its own creations in the very near future.
1 von 1 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Interesting project. Not as interestingly written.
29. April 2012
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I was amused (well, I laughed out loud) early in the book. We have this group of brains in a facility complaining about it being too hot in the winter and too cold in the summer. I guess those physicists couldn't figure out how to block the registers. I'm also figuring that the maintenance staff changed the light bulbs.
While reading this, I had to separate the "story" from the "story telling" and "story teller". The "story" was somewhat interesting, though it was sometimes difficult to winnow the wheat from the chaff. The "story telling" and "story teller" combination failed to put forth the story to their audience in an entertaining way. It was too dry and disjointed. I could only handle about ten pages at a time.
For those with a historical interest in the field or those with a particular interest in this portion of it's story, this will probably be a good addition to their libraries. For those wanting detailed information about robotics, androids and/or artificial intelligence, this contains only the "public" side of such and little that will "teach" you anything. For those who, like me, enjoy popular science books about interesting events and subjects, this is OK (and "OK" is Amazon's definition of three stars).
(As I finished, I had this thought: Had they had put someone capable of adjusting those heat/ac registers in charge of transporting the android's head, I wonder if it would have been left on a plane. I know how I'm betting.)
While reading this, I had to separate the "story" from the "story telling" and "story teller". The "story" was somewhat interesting, though it was sometimes difficult to winnow the wheat from the chaff. The "story telling" and "story teller" combination failed to put forth the story to their audience in an entertaining way. It was too dry and disjointed. I could only handle about ten pages at a time.
For those with a historical interest in the field or those with a particular interest in this portion of it's story, this will probably be a good addition to their libraries. For those wanting detailed information about robotics, androids and/or artificial intelligence, this contains only the "public" side of such and little that will "teach" you anything. For those who, like me, enjoy popular science books about interesting events and subjects, this is OK (and "OK" is Amazon's definition of three stars).
(As I finished, I had this thought: Had they had put someone capable of adjusting those heat/ac registers in charge of transporting the android's head, I wonder if it would have been left on a plane. I know how I'm betting.)
1 von 1 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
A must for Philip K. Dick fans, others may not care for it
26. April 2012
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An interesting story, well told, I have to admit after reading this book that I will now occasionally wonder what DID happen to the head of the Android after it was left on an airplane.
The overall feeling I got from this book, other than some background information about computers and androids that I did not know, was an overwhelming desire to reread all of the Philip K. Dick novels.
Overall recommend this for Science Fiction fans
The overall feeling I got from this book, other than some background information about computers and androids that I did not know, was an overwhelming desire to reread all of the Philip K. Dick novels.
Overall recommend this for Science Fiction fans
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