pacavegano reviewed Singularity by Anne Milano Appel
Italian science fiction
4 stars
An atmospheric novel, this starts as a mystery, then becomes somewhat philosophical, and ends as a thriller.
A sixty-five year old book about an artificial intelligence. Like today’s AI, it occupies a huge structure and consumes vast resources. Unlike today’s AI, it could not be described as a “large language model”. Its designer specifically aimed to create a superior intelligence by not burdening it with any language.
Like most novels of scientific hubris, this one ends up being essentially a horror story.