[aidenn0]

For the opposite take, I remember a short story with aliens that were intelligent, but not self aware. They instinctively attacked the humans because they interpreted entertainment broadcasts as a malicious attack.

[taneq]

Blindsight by Peter Watts.

[ineedasername]

Yep, great book. All of his work in fact is great. Checkout Echophraxia if you liked Blind sight.

[taneq]

I've got them both in hardcover as Firefall. :)

I must confess I couldn't make it through the third Rifters book with all the torture. :S But yeah, overall his stuff is great. If it's uncomfortable, that's because it's all too plausible.

[kwhitefoot]

They are all great but often seriously uncomfortable reading.