Comment on An Economy of AI AgentsparentComments−OgsyedIE9moOne of the most interesting things about the book is how it skewers the idea of there being a singular AI.In Accelerando the VO are a species of trillions of AI beings that are sort of descended from us. They have a civilization of their own.−ineedasername9moThat description leaves off some of the flavor— changes the feel once you know the descendent were labeled the Vile Offspring by the main characters, that were still human-ish.
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One of the most interesting things about the book is how it skewers the idea of there being a singular AI.
In Accelerando the VO are a species of trillions of AI beings that are sort of descended from us. They have a civilization of their own.
That description leaves off some of the flavor— changes the feel once you know the descendent were labeled the Vile Offspring by the main characters, that were still human-ish.