{"id":6744,"date":"2015-10-31T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-31T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=6744"},"modified":"2015-10-31T10:34:52","modified_gmt":"2015-10-31T15:34:52","slug":"willful-machines-by-tim-floreen-book-review-big-worries-for-first-son-first-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=6744","title":{"rendered":"Willful Machines, by Tim Floreen (book review) – big worries for First Son, first love"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"book<\/a>Rogue robots,
\nattacks on America,
\nrisky new love (trumps all the threats!)<\/p>\n

Artificial intelligences<\/a> gone self-aware are US government prisoners, or so AI-in-the-cloud Charlotte claims, as she directs terrorist robot attacks against their captors who are legislating flesh-and-blood as the only humans.<\/p>\n

Intrigued by hot new student Nicolas, closeted Lee weighs following his heart against the daunting expectations of his presidential father and war-hero grandfather in this near-future adventure-love story.<\/p>\n

What makes a being human?
\n**kmm<\/p>\n

Book info<\/strong>: Willful Machines \/ Tim Floreen. Simon Pulse, 2015.\u00a0 [author site<\/a>]\u00a0 [publisher site<\/a>]\u00a0\u00a0 Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n

My book talk<\/strong>: Constantly watched by bodyguards and dronecams, Lee completes his robotic creations and endures boarding school for future world leaders, until new student Nico steals his heart and a self-aware computer threatens world peace – what should US President’s teen son do now?<\/p>\n

His mother killed by humanoid robot Charlotte that she helped to create and his father propelled to the Presidency by the resulting Human Values backlash, Lee can’t imagine what his war-hero grandfather\/headmaster or dad would do if they discovered he was gay.<\/p>\n

But so-hot Chilean transfer student Nico looses Lee’s tightly-boxed heart as they evade surveillance for stolen moments alone – until Lee’s clever robots turn against them, controlled by Charlotte who demands release of imprisoned 2B humanoids.<\/p>\n

Can Lee really trust Nico?
\nIs Charlotte acting alone?
\nJust how different are humans and self-aware machines?<\/p>\n

At the gothic elite school built atop a waterfall, secrets long-buried threaten not only Lee and Nico’s happiness, but humankind’s role on earth in the not-so-distant future.<\/p>\n

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