Man vs. Machine

As our world and our daily lives become more and more involved with and dependent on complex technology, concern over what the future holds increases. If computers achieve genuine Artificial Intelligence will they still willingly serve humankind? Or will they develop their own agendas, ones that might be harmful to people? If the machines rebel, can we shut them down? What kind of world would we be left with if we did? These are just a few of the questions explored in fifteen brand-new stories by some of science fiction’s most visionary minds. From a post-AI-war Earth where humans have traded technology for survival...to a time when the world literally begins to break down...to a master video gamer challenged by the military to snatch victory from an unwinnable scenario...to an entirely new kind of naval warfare...to a soldier caught in a battle on a far-distant world who’s determined to beat technology at its own game and even the odds for humans...here are inventive and cautionary tales about some of the futures we may be building for ourselves right now.... Fifteen original tales envision ever-more sophisticated technology-and the repercussions on humankind... As our world and daily lives become more and more involved with and dependent on complex technology, concern over what the future holds increases. If computers develop genuine Artificial Intelligence will they still willingly serve humankind? If the machines rebel, can we shut them down? And what kind of world would we be left with if we did? These are just a few of the questions explored in fifteen brand-new stories by some of science fiction's most visionary minds-inventive and cautionary tales about some of the futures we may be building for ourselves right now. "15 original tales that explore the perils that may await us when technology takes on a life of it's own ..."--Cover