A sizzle to a fizzle…
Annie Bot started off so strong and so propulsive but around the thirty percent mark it turned into a completely different book.
Summary - Doug an uptight, withholding, misogynistic, vindictive neat-freak has recently split with his ex, Gwen (a successful, ambitious Black woman). This setback has pushed him to purchase Annie, a ‘Cuddle Bunny’ he paid handsomely for to customize to his exact specifications.
You will be infuriated with Doug in every which way, there is no doubt about that. Greer did a great job at setting this AI world up and executed rather well. The plot and pacing was a little off and went to place I wasn’t expecting and didn’t particularly like but I still recommend this book because AI is coming and it is terrifying.
Have you read this?? Have you read any books about AI usage?
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