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.]
Kim wakes up to another regular work day in her drab little room. She has been working with the Artificial Intelligence Company as an AI trainer. She has lived a regular and obedient life, nothing out of the ordinary that makes her stand out from her peers or gets her in trouble with the Hierarchy. Until one day, her best friend Shan visits from the outer districts and changes her life. Bringing their gear, they ride through the park and foolishly decide to go beyond its boundaries despite knowing full well that the AIs can see and listen to them through the little chips implanted in their skin. While biking through the uncharted and illegal territory, Kim and Shan get cited for multiple violations and misdemeanors. When Kim returns to work, the Director calls her in. Expecting a dismissal and relegation to the outer districts, she comes in nervously and braces herself for the worst day of her life. To her surprise, she gets and accepts a promotion instead, but there’s a catch. The AI Company owns her now. She can’t escape them even if she finds out the truth about the society she lives in. How will she get out of this deal? Read Terms of Service by Craig W. Stanfill to know more.
Stanfill describes his unique dystopian world very vividly. He takes time to set the context of Kim’s life and supports it with clear descriptions and imagery so that the reader gets a great understanding of everything. The way Stanfill visualized and personified how Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality work is nothing short of brilliant, supported by his extensive experience in AI and software engineering. He managed to take the processes behind these complex technologies and mold them into a creative series of events happening through the point of view of the main character: “Kim looked on in fascination as the governors began to each spawn a full Order Four deployment, with rank upon rank of personae popping into existence at a dizzying pace both above and below the Primus’s staff.”
I also especially appreciated how Stanfill writes in such an easy manner. The book isn’t full of complicated and uncommon words, making it very easy to understand despite having complex and scientific concepts. With that, he keeps the reader engaged and interested throughout the story. It was a page-turner until the end.
I honestly could not think of anything negative about this book. The only thing worth mentioning would be how Stanfill takes multiple chapters to describe Kim’s day-to-day life. Some readers could feel like the book starts slow since nothing exciting happens until Chapter 5 when the controversial bike ride happens. Personally, though, I enjoyed this and how it allowed me to immerse into Kim’s life.
I thoroughly had fun reading this book and I’m already looking forward to the next one. There were also no grammatical or typological errors so I give it a rating of 5 out of 5.
This book would be perfect for readers who are fascinated by AI, robots, or technology in general and how the world would be if technology would run it. There’s light sexual content, so I would not recommend this book to kids.
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Terms of Service
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Kim wakes up to another regular work day in her drab little room. She has been working with the Artificial Intelligence Company as an AI trainer. She has lived a regular and obedient life, nothing out of the ordinary that makes her stand out from her peers or gets her in trouble with the Hierarchy. Until one day, her best friend Shan visits from the outer districts and changes her life. Bringing their gear, they ride through the park and foolishly decide to go beyond its boundaries despite knowing full well that the AIs can see and listen to them through the little chips implanted in their skin. While biking through the uncharted and illegal territory, Kim and Shan get cited for multiple violations and misdemeanors. When Kim returns to work, the Director calls her in. Expecting a dismissal and relegation to the outer districts, she comes in nervously and braces herself for the worst day of her life. To her surprise, she gets and accepts a promotion instead, but there’s a catch. The AI Company owns her now. She can’t escape them even if she finds out the truth about the society she lives in. How will she get out of this deal? Read Terms of Service by Craig W. Stanfill to know more.
Stanfill describes his unique dystopian world very vividly. He takes time to set the context of Kim’s life and supports it with clear descriptions and imagery so that the reader gets a great understanding of everything. The way Stanfill visualized and personified how Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality work is nothing short of brilliant, supported by his extensive experience in AI and software engineering. He managed to take the processes behind these complex technologies and mold them into a creative series of events happening through the point of view of the main character: “Kim looked on in fascination as the governors began to each spawn a full Order Four deployment, with rank upon rank of personae popping into existence at a dizzying pace both above and below the Primus’s staff.”
I also especially appreciated how Stanfill writes in such an easy manner. The book isn’t full of complicated and uncommon words, making it very easy to understand despite having complex and scientific concepts. With that, he keeps the reader engaged and interested throughout the story. It was a page-turner until the end.
I honestly could not think of anything negative about this book. The only thing worth mentioning would be how Stanfill takes multiple chapters to describe Kim’s day-to-day life. Some readers could feel like the book starts slow since nothing exciting happens until Chapter 5 when the controversial bike ride happens. Personally, though, I enjoyed this and how it allowed me to immerse into Kim’s life.
I thoroughly had fun reading this book and I’m already looking forward to the next one. There were also no grammatical or typological errors so I give it a rating of 5 out of 5.
This book would be perfect for readers who are fascinated by AI, robots, or technology in general and how the world would be if technology would run it. There’s light sexual content, so I would not recommend this book to kids.
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Terms of Service
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes
Latest Review: Terms of Service by Craig W. Stanfill
