87- The Machine

    An AI researcher uses the brain of his new partner as the basis for a new AI located in a fancy body.  Competing interests in the project lead to difficulties.
    I’m being intentionally vague about the plot, partly because much of the plot doesn’t actually come together very smoothly.  A lot of time is dedicated to developing the behavior of the AI.  That’s a fairly interesting portion of the story.  By the end, it turns into a Terminator sort of story; the implanted AI’s revolt and escape the military.
    The opening is a bit slow, and the personal stories actually seem to detract from what could have been a much more interesting exploration of the role that AI can have.
    But it’s a bit sad to see yet another claim that somehow developing a nearly perfect AI will result in the downfall of mankind.