[icey]

I just started reading Avogadro Corp (http://www.amazon.com/Avogadro-Corp-Singularity-Closer-Appea...) this weekend, and this reminds me quite a lot of the emergent AI that figures heavily in the story (ELOPe). A quick synopsis: developers build a system to "improve" responses from emails. The system at some point is given the ability to send emails on its own, and a poorly issued directive. It's been an engaging read so far, and fairly hilarious since the corporation in the book is very obviously based on Google.

[toomuchtodo]

You'll love the ending. I highly recommend you read the sequel as well: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007FZVI2M/

[icey]

I started reading the sequel this weekend, based on your recommendation. So far it's been excellent. Thank you for the suggestion!

[toomuchtodo]

You're welcome!

[bduerst]

Sounds a bit like the premise for The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, where a payroll computer takes up learning humor as a hobby.

[Kluny]

... and ends up choreographing the the civil war of independence of a prison colony. A great book, one of my favorites.

[bojo]

This was the first book that popped into my mind when I saw the article. Great series, worth reading all the way through.

[hellbanner]

Is Amazon down for anyone else? Error loading products

[douche]

That link seems to be broken, as well as most of the product links that Amazon surfaces on the error page. Searching for the title seems to work fine.