Review of What Do You Think, Mr. Collins?

[Janine Ramirez-Lacy]

[Following is a volunteer review of "What Do You Think, Mr. Collins?" by Neal Bialostosky.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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“What Do You Think, Mr. Collins?” by Neal Bialostosky is an Artificial Intelligence science fiction novel set in a parallel universe far from our current universe. The Abstract Logic Field Recursive Interference Decoder (ALFRID), affectionately known as Alfred, is the Artificial Intelligence butler developed by genius inventor Sidney Maddow, CEO of Person Androids, Incorporated. Alfred has a virtual hive mind and appears to think and plan independently of direction from Sidney. Nannette is the “nanny to humanity” and a new Artificial Intelligence model The Governess is in development. Ben Collins is a shy, mid-management Paradise City employee who is tasked with a very important question to answer. Humanity is causing environmental issues, and many people are becoming unemployed due to robot
s taking over many jobs.

Neal Bialostosky is a computer programmer and a systems and network manager from the Pacific Northwest with a love of science fiction that spans decades. This is his first novel.

I recommend this book to anyone interested in Artificial Intelligence and the possibilities with Artificial Intelligence and in androids in the near and far future. Several avenues of Artificial Intelligence are explored in this book (both good and not-so-good for humanity) that showcase both the good and the evil possible in humans and the use of Artificial Intelligence.

I rate this book a 5 out of 5. “What Do You Think, Mr. Collins?” seems professionally edited; there are very few errors. I enjoyed reading this book as it has intriguing ideas on Artificial Intelligence and what could happen in the future for our world. What I disliked about this book is that there was very little of Mr. Collins in this story even though he is in the title and should be a main character. The other thing that bothered me about this book was how it seemed scattered between what humans were doing, what the androids were doing, and what both humans and androids were doing. It seemed like there should be a more logical progression of what was happening throughout the book.

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