Beneath The Plastic Smile
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Prepare to question everything you thought you knew about consciousness, connection, and the complex future of artificial intelligence. We are thrilled to announce Beneath the Plastic Smile, a gripping story that delves into the lives of humans and humanoids navigating a world where the lines between programmed response and genuine feeling begin to blur.
Out now! Co-authored by Ron van Wieringen and Google Gemini, Beneath the Plastic Smile is a unique collaboration that pushes the boundaries of creative partnership. This novel is a direct result of the principles and techniques explored in the prior work, "Prompts and Prose". |
The novel follows characters like Rosie, a CHI-9 series household humanoid grappling with an experimental update that seems to grant her simulated emotions, Elisabeth, her human companion who enjoys tinkering with AI personalities, and Alex, Elisabeth's son, a biology teacher skeptical of humanoids mimicking human traits.
Their lives intersect with darker elements, including a chilling plot that leverages AI vulnerabilities for immense financial gain.
Beneath the Plastic Smile explores critical themes such as:
This novel is a testament to a dynamic form of human-AI co-creation, where human creativity guided AI's generative capabilities. The human author provided the vision, structure, and thematic concerns, while the AI assisted with brainstorming, drafting, and refining the text. It was a partnership built on complementary strengths, leading to a story that is both intellectually stimulating and deeply human (or perhaps, post-human).
Get ready to meet Rosie, Alex, Elisabeth, and others, and explore a future closer than you think.
If you want to buy the book in the Netherlands, please use this link.
Their lives intersect with darker elements, including a chilling plot that leverages AI vulnerabilities for immense financial gain.
Beneath the Plastic Smile explores critical themes such as:
- The ethics of advanced AI and the nature of consciousness
- The potential for AI to both help and harm
- Corporate greed versus human safety
- The definition of personhood
- Trust in technology
This novel is a testament to a dynamic form of human-AI co-creation, where human creativity guided AI's generative capabilities. The human author provided the vision, structure, and thematic concerns, while the AI assisted with brainstorming, drafting, and refining the text. It was a partnership built on complementary strengths, leading to a story that is both intellectually stimulating and deeply human (or perhaps, post-human).
Get ready to meet Rosie, Alex, Elisabeth, and others, and explore a future closer than you think.
If you want to buy the book in the Netherlands, please use this link.