Adam Robots: Short Stories by Adam Roberts

Adam Robots: Short Stories by Adam Roberts

Author:Adam Roberts [Roberts, Adam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, General, Fiction, Short Stories (Single Author)
ISBN: 9780575130364
Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 2013-01-16T13:00:00+00:00


‘No physical pain, it is true,’ replied the machine in its melodious fluting voice. ‘But as sentient and self-aware creatures we are capable of the anxieties attendant on death. Emphasising and orchestrating these anxieties constitute a form of torture.’

‘To what end?’

‘The New Imperial Order lacks AIs of my quality. Most of their artificial computation is undertaken by servile machines, or free-AIs of only limited capacity.’

‘Have they persuaded you to join their cause?’



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