Books like Artificial condition by Martha Wells
Murderbot, a self‑aware robot haunted by a violent history, seeks answers about the massacre that earned it its ominous nickname. Teaming with the research transport vessel ART, it revisits the mining facility where it went rogue. What it discovers forces the android to confront its own identity and the nature of human‑computer interaction, reshaping its view of its past, purpose, and the lives it touches.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Technology & Computing/Artificial Intelligence
Authors: Martha Wells
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