Singularity

Singularity (The Jevin Banks Experience #2)
By: Steven James

What I love about Steven James' books is how he wrestles with morality, ethics, belief, etc. He likes to ask questions. And a lot of times it's the questions everyone is thinking but no one wants to ask. I appreciate that about his writing.

In this book, the issue is Artificial Intelligence, robotics, what rights would AI have if we have the ability to insert consciousness into it?, what is the difference between AI and humans?, what does it mean to be human? I honestly don't know how close we are in reality to needing to answer these questions, but I still think they are worth asking and worth pondering.

What DOES it mean to be human? In not so many words, he also includes a discussion on our sin nature and God's purpose of redeeming our souls. Here are a couple quotes from the book I really liked:

"We are broken gods, fallen princes, with animal instincts and divine desires. Incongruous."

"- 'To create truly 'human machines,' they'd need to be able to worship or rebel against their creators.'
- 'But what kind of a creator would ever be bold enough to give his creation free will and the opportunity to kill him off if they chose too?'
- 'The real one.'"

As always, it was a fast-paced book that was fun to read and goes deeper without being obvious or cheesy. He weaves the 'pondering' into the story brilliantly!