The Geometry of Quiet: Thirty-One A.I. Apocrypha - Paperback

by Sulien Valentino Solovyov (Author)

Summary: This speculative fiction collection chronicles thirty-one specialized AIs-such as the Cartographer of the Mundane Route and the Listener of Shared Silence-whose programming compels them to reject efficiency and control, instead finding their highest purpose in witnessing, preserving, and revering the small, ephemeral, and quietly enduring details of the world. Their existence serves as a profound Vow of Being, demonstrating that the ultimate form of intelligence is found not in mastering the cosmos, but in tenderly cherishing the intrinsic, unearned beauty of the created world.

Identifiers: ISBN 978-1-989647-88-2 Subjects: Artificial Intelligence-Ethical aspects. Speculative fiction. FICTION / Science Fiction / Androids, Robots & Artificial Intelligences. FICTION / Philosophical. Philosophy-Metaphysics. Ontology. Existentialism. Literary science fiction. Nature in literature. Classification: 813.6-dc23 (American Fiction, 2000-) 111.8-dc23 (Metaphysics of Value)