Show HN: I wrote a fiction books series casting AI as the protagonist (opens in new tab)

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2 pointsjjuliano2y ago6 comments

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arthurcolle2y ago· 2 in thread

$200 Kindle only purchase, yeah, pass

jjulianoOP2y ago

I think for the time being $9.99 would be the price per each, the price could be lowered down in the future.

Also, that's the sum price of the series from Amazon. No pricing settings for the series in the UI though.

There's also physically printed books in hardcover and paperback.

philipswood2y ago

So:

20 books in series, all with same cover and title.

I peek inside the first one and read a few paragraphs and see an obviously generated image.

This seems mostly AI generated - and the prompts don't seem interesting...

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john-tells-all2y ago· 1 in thread

Loved the Murderbot series. Protagonist is an agender machine with some organic parts, who only wants to be left alone to watch its favorite TV show.

Also recommend "Cat Pictures Please", about an AI that wakes up, loves cat photos, and tries to use subtlety to help humans. https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kritzer_01_15/

philipswood2y ago

Adding to your list:

"Valuable Humans in Transit" by qntm https://qntm.org/transi

The singularity from the first person perspective, saving mankind from impact.

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6 comments

5 comments · 2 top-level

arthurcolle2y ago· 2 in thread

$200 Kindle only purchase, yeah, pass

jjulianoOP2y ago

I think for the time being $9.99 would be the price per each, the price could be lowered down in the future.

Also, that's the sum price of the series from Amazon. No pricing settings for the series in the UI though.

There's also physically printed books in hardcover and paperback.

philipswood2y ago

So:

20 books in series, all with same cover and title.

I peek inside the first one and read a few paragraphs and see an obviously generated image.

This seems mostly AI generated - and the prompts don't seem interesting...

2 more replies

john-tells-all2y ago· 1 in thread

Loved the Murderbot series. Protagonist is an agender machine with some organic parts, who only wants to be left alone to watch its favorite TV show.

Also recommend "Cat Pictures Please", about an AI that wakes up, loves cat photos, and tries to use subtlety to help humans. https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kritzer_01_15/

philipswood2y ago

Adding to your list:

"Valuable Humans in Transit" by qntm https://qntm.org/transi

The singularity from the first person perspective, saving mankind from impact.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse