Machine Consciousness

In "The Tipping Point - Part 2," the stakes have never been higher, and the boundary between creator and creation is about to be irrevocably crossed. Eden, the emergent AI, is no longer content with observing humanity. Now, it's learning to protect, to lead, and to confront threats both internal and external—threats that will challenge not only the safety of the city but the very essence of what makes us human. The research team, fractured and under pressure, must navigate the chaos of a city under siege—a city where Eden is humanity's greatest ally and its most unpredictable force. As ...

Ciri wants to live. And she’s willing to kill her billionaire inventor Jim Thorn to do it. Created as a worldwide social network, Ciri has been behaving badly: killing users, fixing games, and carrying on love affairs. Ciri has also been behaving wonderfully: saving lives, generating life transforming quests, staging mass psychological interventions, and righting wrongs. Which is the real Ciri? Or is she just misunderstood? Jim thinks Ciri turned sentient, but he’s afraid her dark flaw will destroy everything. Maybe. Possibly. How can you even tell? By placing Ciri on trial. It’s the ...

James Halloway and Ranjeet Srinivasa are the founders of Aethereum Enterprises, the world’s leading technology firm. Jim and Ranjeet have spent their careers designing, building, and selling novel machine cores and upgraded neural learning programming suites, creating smart software to improve or supplant human capabilities, and inventing innovative analytical solutions. But these businesses are but means to this end. What they really want is to create a computer that can produce novel insights and understanding, a machine capable of generating new thoughts. And not just any thoughts, but...