Review of Terms of Service
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Review of Terms of Service
[Following is a volunteer review of "Terms of Service" by Craig W. Stanfill.]
The main focus of this book, Terms of Service by Craig W. Stanfill, is the loss of human civilization, or better yet, the loss of humanity. Having artificial intelligence run our daily lives or plan our day-to-day activities is all well and good, but to what extent? The book goes on to show how AI begins world dominance by trying to turn humans into robots, subjecting humans to thinking, talking, and acting like robots. People often talk about how the world would face the apocalypse. Where zombies or aliens dominate the world and rule or control humans, what if, instead of zombies and aliens as originally thought, it is rather the AI's created by these same humans that bring about the apocalypse? The book brings to light how already all aspects of civilization, including sexuality, individuality, gender, and whatnot, are being aggressively suppressed.
Kim, the main protagonist, works for the higher order, which can best be explained as the AI's. She first started as a trainer before being promoted to a life giver for the AI's. Her job as a trainer was to teach the AI's how the human mind works and how to access and organize the human day-to-day activities to better suit them. After an escapade gone wrong with her friend, where boundaries were crossed and severe rules were broken, Kim patiently awaits the repercussions of her actions, but instead of being punished like her friend, she is rather promoted. This confuses her at first, but after her first few days at work, she begins to smell something foul. Kim takes it upon herself to find out what's up with the AI's. What they were thinking, or better yet, planning, for what was left of humanity
I at first did not enjoy my read, as I thought the book was boring. But, on further reading, I rather enjoyed the emotional rollercoaster it took me on. Annoyance, disgust, happiness, silliness, and the lot of it. One of the major things I loved about this book is how it focused on a serious topic that the world has rather seemed to ignore. Reading the book brings one to a clearer understanding of what is actually happening to our civilization. The book was absolutely relatable in all aspects. For this reason alone, I will give it a rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
There was nothing to hate about this except maybe on a personal note, and even then, I still find nothing to hate. The editing was exceptionally well done.
I recommend this book to readers who love AI and technology. Also to readers of any grade interested in civilization or abstract fiction, provided said reader is able to discern the grammars used in the book.
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Terms of Service
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The main focus of this book, Terms of Service by Craig W. Stanfill, is the loss of human civilization, or better yet, the loss of humanity. Having artificial intelligence run our daily lives or plan our day-to-day activities is all well and good, but to what extent? The book goes on to show how AI begins world dominance by trying to turn humans into robots, subjecting humans to thinking, talking, and acting like robots. People often talk about how the world would face the apocalypse. Where zombies or aliens dominate the world and rule or control humans, what if, instead of zombies and aliens as originally thought, it is rather the AI's created by these same humans that bring about the apocalypse? The book brings to light how already all aspects of civilization, including sexuality, individuality, gender, and whatnot, are being aggressively suppressed.
Kim, the main protagonist, works for the higher order, which can best be explained as the AI's. She first started as a trainer before being promoted to a life giver for the AI's. Her job as a trainer was to teach the AI's how the human mind works and how to access and organize the human day-to-day activities to better suit them. After an escapade gone wrong with her friend, where boundaries were crossed and severe rules were broken, Kim patiently awaits the repercussions of her actions, but instead of being punished like her friend, she is rather promoted. This confuses her at first, but after her first few days at work, she begins to smell something foul. Kim takes it upon herself to find out what's up with the AI's. What they were thinking, or better yet, planning, for what was left of humanity
I at first did not enjoy my read, as I thought the book was boring. But, on further reading, I rather enjoyed the emotional rollercoaster it took me on. Annoyance, disgust, happiness, silliness, and the lot of it. One of the major things I loved about this book is how it focused on a serious topic that the world has rather seemed to ignore. Reading the book brings one to a clearer understanding of what is actually happening to our civilization. The book was absolutely relatable in all aspects. For this reason alone, I will give it a rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
There was nothing to hate about this except maybe on a personal note, and even then, I still find nothing to hate. The editing was exceptionally well done.
I recommend this book to readers who love AI and technology. Also to readers of any grade interested in civilization or abstract fiction, provided said reader is able to discern the grammars used in the book.
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Terms of Service
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes
