Love Byte by Larry Kilham
Description
Juno is a super
intelligent AI computer developed by the U.S. government to conduct social
media attacks against enemies foreign and domestic. She is the first AI
Computer programmed with emotions and conscience. She has an emotional bond
with her developer, Tom Renwick, a computer scientist. Juno, Tom and their
boss, Dr. Erwin Krakouer, the mad National Security Advisor, struggle with
issues of trust and emotion. The involvement of Dido, a lady computer empire
builder and sometimes girlfriend of Tom, and the Chinese cyber warfare agency
add to the tension.
Love Byte explores emotion and conscience in super AI computers and their ability
to partner with humans. In the changing ecology engendered by scarcity of
critical resources, can humans’ creativity and ability to work with computers
lead to continued survival and prosperity?
Review
I thought my
relationships with other humans was the greatest challenge I could face in my
lifetime. That was before I read Love Byte. I now find myself scrutinizing my
lap top and wondering if an AI isn't lurking inside. I have been receiving
peculiar messages recently. Love Byte is intellectually challenging and a fun
read. Enjoy it with a friendly computer or another technological advance.
(By Zelda)
About the Author
Larry Kilham comes from a family of three generations with over 120
patents. As a serial entrepreneur he has founded and sold three companies in
plastics machinery, polymer chemical quality analyzers and gas detection
instrumentation. He is a holder of three patents and jointly received the
IR-100 award for developing one of the 100 most significant technical products
in the USA. He has been a consultant to six firms in high-tech product
strategy. He has published over 15 articles in technical journals and over 100
articles in business and trade publications. Larry has addressed professional
associations on a variety of technical developments, and he is a member of the
American Chemical Society and the International Ozone Association.
Larry Kilham has a bachelor’s degree in engineering physics from the
University of Colorado and a master’s degree in management from MIT. Currently
he is a corporate director and is involved with several Santa Fe institutes
focused on creativity and complexity. In 2001 he published Great
Idea to a Great Company: Making Inventions Pay. In 2010 he
published MegaMinds:
How to Create and Invent in the Age of Google.
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