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The Lifecycle of Software Objects

Ted Chiang

2010150 pagesabout 2–3 hours
2010
first published
  • 2010Subterranean Press · 150 pages · ENGISBN 9781596063174
  • 2011Delos BooksISBN 9788865302194

The story of two people and the artificial intelligences they helped create, following them for more than a decade as they deal with the upgrades and obsolescence that are inevitable in the world of software. At the same time, it's an examination of the difference between processing power and intelligence, and of what it means to have a real relationship with an artificial entity.

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