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I found this story very compelling and was unable to put it down until the very last word.

I think it is very well written and very much worth the money and time to read and I recommend it without reservation.


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AI Apocalypse William Hertling 9780984755745 Books Reviews

I agree with those readers who think that the second volume was even better than the first. Again it opened my eyes as to the possibility of various sentient beings being able to share our planet with us much sooner than anybody would expect and how easily they could be spawned. Also it awakened me to the possibility of multiple sentient beings having extremely positive or destructive affects on our world. I notice the author kept the nuclear genie in the bottle in his story but those possibilities also exist. I also really appreciated the author's technical skills in telling his story which a times was a little difficult for a layman to follow. As a conservative Republican I did not like his gratuitous shot at a large number of his readers. These words added absolutely nothing to the story and should be taken out by the author. I don't really care what his political views are and if he would have continued in that vein I probably would have joined others in down rating the book and stopped reading it. In any case, I am now reading the third volume and so far it seems pretty good.
I should preface my remarks by saying that I do not subscribe to a belief in the technological singularity. Perhaps it's possible, but I for one doubt that it will ever happen. And regarding claims of its inevitability, I see that as absurd.

This author knows various technologies and communicates them well. One little step at a time, he creates what seems like a viable means to attain the singularity. That makes for a most enjoyable read. He's not just relying on the mere number of connections to automatically yield an AGI. There's a process that builds toward that end. Beyond the technical aspects, he's also conjured up some intriguing characters - one of them an AI named ELOPe. At this time I've read the first three books in this series. The first two are the best AI novels I've ever read. And if I'm wrong about the singularity, then this story might be how it actually happens.
This second book of the series folded in nicely from the Avagadro Corp enough new characters to really keep you interested. Letting us look into the unfolding story of Elope and how AI could be a beacon of light in such a cold growing world. And alas, how the youth have to grow in an ever-changing world yet keep their eyes wide open to the horrors of a world without the norm as we know it. Couldn't wait to read this every night before closing my eyes, thanks Mr. Hertling looking forward to book 3 THE LAST FIREWALL.
For pure reading pleasure, A. I. Apocalypse delivered! I winked, sipped the Kool-aid and ran with the premise. The teenager who "started it all" is really just a proxy for all of the brilliant coders on this planet; somebody, somewhere, is going to do this! (Think of how many inventions came about by accident.)

I like the action much better in this second instalment, compared to the first novel. Fingers crossed that the third book in the series will match or exceed the excitement.
Perhaps I was at a disadvantage not having read the first book in the series--although I don't think so--but the book failed to hold my interest. Many of the events in it didn't seem at all plausible, even for sci-fi. On top of that, I found grammar and editing errors bothersome.

**SPOILER ALERT**
A teenage boy agrees to help his uncle by writing a virus. He develops a software package, basically overnight, that takes over all the world's computers and molds itself into an Artificial Intelligence that threatens to destroy humanity. Hmmm. He's able to do something (create a true AI) overnight that IBM, Google, even the NSA haven't been able to do over a period of decades?

Likewise, the teenager and his friends hijack a delivery drone (this is the future) to escape the city and the utter devastation his virus has wreaked? Like the big delivery companies make it easy to hijack their drones?
While not completely necessary, before you read this book you might want to consider reading Avogadro Corp The Singularity Is Closer Than It Appears (Singularity Series) which is the first book in the series.

This second installment could be a standalone, as there is a large time gap in the series of events between the two which makes me wonder if there will be another installment in the series which bridges the gap as they are really two different books that just so happen to have two characters carrying over from the first installment; unlike most sequels, I thought this one was a heck of a lot better than book one of the series.

I think the author does a good job of giving you one possible scenario of how a computer program could become a true artificial intelligence, as well as how a computer virus program could spin out of control and form multiple A.I.'s as it certainly got me thinking about it well after I completed the book. Without having a spoiler there are a few instances where you want to call "bull" on the situations, yet it was very thought-provoking and one of those books I didn't want to put down until I plowed all the way through it. However, the Walter Mitty fantasy-type moments I had while reading the book - and continue to have - certainly outweigh my previous comment.

If you like a good science fiction thriller that seems just a couple of years into the future, I'd recommend this one.
I really wanted to like this series of books. I've been a computer programmer for over 40 years. By the middle of the second book, it seemed to me Hertling doesn't even know how to turn on a computer, and couldn't be a professional programmer. Just a lot of predictable blah, blah, drivel. For some unknown reason, he choose to trash republicans in the middle of the story? Anyway after two books, I had enough, and won't buy the third of the series. I see no reason way you should buy the first one.
I found this story very compelling and was unable to put it down until the very last word.

I think it is very well written and very much worth the money and time to read and I recommend it without reservation.