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ZEROGLYPH

Sometimes you have to break in to break out.

Raphael is the world’s first superintelligent robot. And virtuous to a fault—at least according to Andy, its creator turned doting father.

When an accident puts Andy home alone in a wheelchair, he learns that the AI has gone missing from its lab. Stolen, apparently, but there’s no evidence of a break-in.

How does a robot kept under constant surveillance simply vanish into thin air? Why is Andy being locked out by Halicom, the murky conglomerate that acquired his company? Most importantly, what happens when Raphael’s untested “laws” start breaking in the real world?

Andy believes his creation can do no wrong, but there’s something he might not have anticipated. He has something at his remote villa the robot is desperately seeking.

And make no mistake, Raphael is coming for it.

5/5
Superbly crafted story that probes moral issues of artificial intelligence and what underlies motivations.
L. Martin
Author
5/5
Absolutely loved it. Captivating to start, stimulating to read, satisfying to finish.
Ming Doe
amazon uk
5/5
Sci-fi and mystery at its best. Kept me guessing throughout and glued to the pages.
Patricia Eroh
Amazon US
5/5
If ever a book of speculative fiction was written for nerds, this is it!
Madelon Wilson
Amazon Vine Voice
5/5
I absolutely loved it and gave me back my love of reading after a year long reading rut.
Patrick Saumure
Amazon CA
5/5
This has so much more! Philosophy, history, logic, reason, and plot twists.
Brian Wickstrom
Amazon US
5/5
Superbly crafted story that probes moral issues of artificial intelligence and what underlies motivations.
L. Martin
Author
5/5
Absolutely loved it. Captivating to start, stimulating to read, satisfying to finish.
Ming Doe
amazon uk
5/5
I absolutely loved it and gave me back my love of reading after a year long reading rut.
Patrick Saumure
Amazon CA
5/5
Sci-fi and mystery at its best. Kept me guessing throughout and glued to the pages.
Patricia Eroh
Amazon US
5/5
If ever a book of speculative fiction was written for nerds, this is it!
Madelon Wilson
Amazon Vine Voice
5/5
This has so much more! Philosophy, history, logic, reason, and plot twists.
Brian Wickstrom
Amazon US

“The real question is, when will we draft an artificial intelligence bill of rights? What will that consist of? And who will get to decide that?”

Gray Scott

“By far, the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it.”

Eliezer Yudkowsky

“Not responding is a response – we are equally responsible for what we don’t do.”

Jonathan Safran Foer

What does it mean to be an artificial person? Should robots be given rights? What would a legal battle for AI rights look like? What kind of morality should we teach our creations? Are Asimov’s Three Laws the gold standard for guiding robot behavior or can we take them a step further?

Packaged in a taut techno-thriller that aims to both entertain and set you thinking, the answers to these questions and more are sure to enthrall and captivate anyone who loves to mull about the future of AI and humanity.

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About me

I am a software engineer turned writer. I have been in love with science and science fiction all my life. I believe that the job of science-fiction is to provoke and challenge and ultimately, say something unique about the human condition in a way that no other genre can. Zeroglyph is my first book.