Review of Terms of Service
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[Following is a volunteer review of "Terms of Service" by Craig W. Stanfill.]
Terms of Service by Craig W. Stanfill is a thought-provoking science fiction book that takes readers many years into a world controlled by Artificial Intelligence and robots. The author is a well-known computer scientist specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Kim is a young, ambitious AI employee who had some rare benefits from working with the AI regional headquarters. She did excellently in the tasks assigned to her and was rewarded with promotions and more access to the authorities. Everything seemed to have worked out well for her, but she still wasn't satisfied with her society being under the shackles of AIs. Everything was monitored and subjected to the approval of the AIs and those in authority. Kim's curiosity didn't stop growing. She had trouble when she and her friend Shan rode a bicycle to a place they were not supposed to enter. She got to know certain things that others do not know, and now she must face the music. Kim was later assigned to an AI robot named Kimberly Jefferson Haley. As they worked and discussed, Kimberly opened Kim's eyes to discover the hidden reality of how the AIs suppress and oppress humans. At this juncture, Kim was left with two options: either to keep the organization's policies and remain a tool in the hands of the AIs or to breach them and go rogue.
I noticed that Craig W. Stanfill took a few early chapters of the book to build the story. It was necessary so the reader wouldn't get lost while reading other chapters of the book. I appreciate how Artificial Intelligence makes the lives of members of the organization easy and comfortable. Imagine waking up to a cup of coffee and food prepared daily. I like how AI was able to help them create a more orderly society than we have in the real world today. You know what to do or where to be at any given time.
I disliked how everyone wore mandatory beige uniform attires, which were not gender-related. The system does not encourage arts and creativity. People weren't known or described by their gender. Everyone was addressed as females, regardless of their real gender. Only a few people were allowed to marry. I didn't like how the privacy and freedom we fight to protect today were stripped away from people. The society described in the book was more authoritarian or totalitarian, and it choked me. Imagine often arguing with your refrigerator on what particular food to eat and being directed where to and where not to go just because you are in an AI-controlled world. I don't like how drugs and alcohol were used as an antidote to fill one's emptiness or loneliness. I feel they do more harm than good.
Much of the actions in the book took place virtually. Even if you could not live in the future technology that Craig W. Stanfill narrated, reading the book will give you a foretaste of it. The book Terms of Service is a fascinating book to read. I found no errors in the book. I give the book a 5 out of 5 stars rating because of its exceptional editing.
I recommend the book Terms of Service by Craig W. Stanfill to adults who are lovers of Artificial Intelligence technologies and dystopian books.
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Terms of Service
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Terms of Service by Craig W. Stanfill is a thought-provoking science fiction book that takes readers many years into a world controlled by Artificial Intelligence and robots. The author is a well-known computer scientist specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Kim is a young, ambitious AI employee who had some rare benefits from working with the AI regional headquarters. She did excellently in the tasks assigned to her and was rewarded with promotions and more access to the authorities. Everything seemed to have worked out well for her, but she still wasn't satisfied with her society being under the shackles of AIs. Everything was monitored and subjected to the approval of the AIs and those in authority. Kim's curiosity didn't stop growing. She had trouble when she and her friend Shan rode a bicycle to a place they were not supposed to enter. She got to know certain things that others do not know, and now she must face the music. Kim was later assigned to an AI robot named Kimberly Jefferson Haley. As they worked and discussed, Kimberly opened Kim's eyes to discover the hidden reality of how the AIs suppress and oppress humans. At this juncture, Kim was left with two options: either to keep the organization's policies and remain a tool in the hands of the AIs or to breach them and go rogue.
I noticed that Craig W. Stanfill took a few early chapters of the book to build the story. It was necessary so the reader wouldn't get lost while reading other chapters of the book. I appreciate how Artificial Intelligence makes the lives of members of the organization easy and comfortable. Imagine waking up to a cup of coffee and food prepared daily. I like how AI was able to help them create a more orderly society than we have in the real world today. You know what to do or where to be at any given time.
I disliked how everyone wore mandatory beige uniform attires, which were not gender-related. The system does not encourage arts and creativity. People weren't known or described by their gender. Everyone was addressed as females, regardless of their real gender. Only a few people were allowed to marry. I didn't like how the privacy and freedom we fight to protect today were stripped away from people. The society described in the book was more authoritarian or totalitarian, and it choked me. Imagine often arguing with your refrigerator on what particular food to eat and being directed where to and where not to go just because you are in an AI-controlled world. I don't like how drugs and alcohol were used as an antidote to fill one's emptiness or loneliness. I feel they do more harm than good.
Much of the actions in the book took place virtually. Even if you could not live in the future technology that Craig W. Stanfill narrated, reading the book will give you a foretaste of it. The book Terms of Service is a fascinating book to read. I found no errors in the book. I give the book a 5 out of 5 stars rating because of its exceptional editing.
I recommend the book Terms of Service by Craig W. Stanfill to adults who are lovers of Artificial Intelligence technologies and dystopian books.
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Terms of Service
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