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Apocalypse, and the recently published the last firewall. You cant read it yet, but ill let you know when its available. His new series, kill process and kill switch, focuses on privacy, data ownership, and social media. William hertling is a science fiction writer and programmer. In 2035, one nineteenyearold woman is all that stands between an artificial intelligence and its quest for world domination. About william hertling science fiction author, futurist. Catherine becomes the last firewall standing between adam and his quest for world domination.
The first two books of the series deals with the spontaneous emergence of artificial intelligence and the consequences that follow, but the third book of the series, the last firewall, takes on a whole different tone by focusing on the merging of computer technology with the human mind. The last firewall, the third novel in the singularity novel collection by william hertling, is now available from amazon, kobo, and more catherine matthews, nineteen years old, has a unique gift. The last firewall singularity 3 william hertling author. In a somewhat implausible short span of time, neural implants basically having your internet connectivity in your head and ai technology have advanced such that ais dominate the economic landscape and. Apocalypse, the last firewall, and the turing exception. William hertling in the year 2035, robots, artificial intelligences, and neural implants have become commonplace. The institute for ethics keeps the peace, using social reputation to ensure that robots and humans. The institute for ethics keeps the peace, using social reputation to ensure that robots and humans dont harm society or each other.
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