[OgsyedIE]

One of the most interesting things about the book is how it skewers the idea of there being a singular AI.

In Accelerando the VO are a species of trillions of AI beings that are sort of descended from us. They have a civilization of their own.

[ineedasername]

That description leaves off some of the flavor— changes the feel once you know the descendent were labeled the Vile Offspring by the main characters, that were still human-ish.