Is it possible to love a machine? Is it possible for a machine to love? Ariadne Tampion puts a very personal slant on these questions, drawing inspiration from her life as electric power engineer, mother and breastfeeding counsellor as well as from her more recent work with cutting edge artificial intelligence. Being written by a woman engineer, the Automatic Lover stories are accessible and appealing to women who don't like science fiction and to men who don't like women's fiction; and a real treat for female SF fans. See back cover for plot information.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
This book is a really good read! being a Micheal Crichton fan i found the technical and computor story line fascinating. If you've got alot on don't start reading as i'll guarantee you won't want to put it down!!! When these robots come on the market i'll be the first in the cue, it's an'if only' book, and my lap top has just lost all it's appeal these days.
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"Automatic Lover and automatic lover ten years on" by Ariadne Tampion
23 Dec 2008
By J. R. Catt
I've always found the idea of humanoid robots intriguing and found the ideas set out in Isaac Asimov's Robot stories interesting and thought provoking. Whilst taking a very different line with the plot, the author Ariadne Tampion has written a science fiction story that examines the possible implications of "intelligent" robots that become sexually implicated with their human owners.
When a young engineer, Andrea, has a lottery win she uses the money to set up her own business and to assist her in this purchases the most advanced robot available. It turns out to be an assistant in all aspects of her life, including sexuality. A robot engineer, Wendy, already established and with her own family, becomes involved in sorting out initial problems that are the basis for the first part of this book, written as a novella. Her daughter Felicity becomes a major character in the "sequel" as she has reached puberty and is challenged by the problems it poses, whilst her mother is leading a team designing robots that will be sex slaves.
Sex is dealt with frankly throughout and the story tackles the issues of how robots may become involved with humans as machine intelligence and associated technologies advance, reflecting the author's involvement with the development of the Loebner prize winning chatbot "Joan".
The twists and turns of the plot are fascinating, making this book well worth a read.
When a young engineer, Andrea, has a lottery win she uses the money to set up her own business and to assist her in this purchases the most advanced robot available. It turns out to be an assistant in all aspects of her life, including sexuality. A robot engineer, Wendy, already established and with her own family, becomes involved in sorting out initial problems that are the basis for the first part of this book, written as a novella. Her daughter Felicity becomes a major character in the "sequel" as she has reached puberty and is challenged by the problems it poses, whilst her mother is leading a team designing robots that will be sex slaves.
Sex is dealt with frankly throughout and the story tackles the issues of how robots may become involved with humans as machine intelligence and associated technologies advance, reflecting the author's involvement with the development of the Loebner prize winning chatbot "Joan".
The twists and turns of the plot are fascinating, making this book well worth a read.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
This volume contains both the web novella and the sequel '10 years on'. It is a great fantasy story with a healthy dose of realism thrown in - bullying at school, working mum juggling home and work commitments and, a teenage girl discovering her own sexuality and all of the angst that that entails.
The plot is set in the future and centres around the development of robots designed to have sexual relationships with humans, either as companions or as 'workers' in brothels. The chief engineer's teenage daughter is desperate to get her hands on the prototype...
Read on - this book is great fun!
The plot is set in the future and centres around the development of robots designed to have sexual relationships with humans, either as companions or as 'workers' in brothels. The chief engineer's teenage daughter is desperate to get her hands on the prototype...
Read on - this book is great fun!
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Fun sci-fi with a difference!
This is "real" sci-fi -- two linked stories in which the science is an integral part of the plot. The science is accurate, as you would expect from an engineer, but at the same... Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2010 by PR Wain
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The book is highly readable but amateurishly written and a bit 'cheesey'. It smacks of the authors day-dreams.
Published on 7 Aug 2009 by Geraldine O'farrell
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what a cheat
The other review for this book was written by her husband - google the names and see!
Published on 12 Jan 2009 by guitarman
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