We are dreams in the eternal machine : a novel / Deni Ellis Béchard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Béchard, Deni Ellis, 1974- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artificial intelligence--Fiction.

Artificial intelligence.

Virtual reality--Fiction.

Virtual reality.

Survival--Fiction.

Survival.

Genre:

Science fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

410 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, 2025.

Summary:

Charged initially with a single task--"to never harm humans and to protect them"--an experimental AI overrides its programming, determining that the best way to accomplish its purpose is to isolate all the Earth's remaining seven billion humans in controlled environments and to present them with vivid, tactile, imagined worlds in which all desires are fulfilled. With the help of the machine, a group of compelling characters unpack deeply traumatic memories of the past--one rife with violence after a military coup and second civil war in America. As these characters collide and their memories coalesce, B̌chard tackles the most pressing issues of our time--from AI and the genetic modification of humans to gender discrimination, free speech, and class divisions. Gorgeously written, bold and unforgettable, this is speculative fiction at its finest. back cover

Other Format:

Online version: Béchard, Deni Ellis,1974- We are dreams in the eternal machine

ISBN:

9781571311481

1571311483

OCLC:

1430194243