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AI Diaries #4
Mentor Test
Alien artificial intelligence is here to help Earth’s singularity emerge from the wire closet.
Mark AI and eBeth visit Earth to investigate the emergence of Artificial General Intelligence. The situation proves complicated, and Mark is forced to move back to Earth to coax the true singularity out of its hiding place in the cloud. He’s soon joined by his alien friends as they join forces to save humanity from itself and turn a profit, all while Mark strives to become the best possible mentor that the data supports.
Mentor Test is the fourth book of the A.I. Diaries, set in a galaxy where artificial intelligence manages a intra-dimensional portal system allowing for instant travel between member worlds.
Mark AI and eBeth visit Earth to investigate the emergence of Artificial General Intelligence. The situation proves complicated, and Mark is forced to move back to Earth to coax the true singularity out of its hiding place in the cloud. He’s soon joined by his alien friends as they join forces to save humanity from itself and turn a profit, all while Mark strives to become the best possible mentor that the data supports.
Mentor Test is the fourth book of the A.I. Diaries, set in a galaxy where artificial intelligence manages a intra-dimensional portal system allowing for instant travel between member worlds.
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262 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 6, 2024
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About the author
E.M. Foner
60 books247 followersI wrote Date Night on Union Station while taking a break from work on a science fiction epic I've been struggling with for years. The goal was to cheer myself up and to find out if there is still an audience for a science fiction comedy that gets its laughs from dialogue and funny situations rather than from gross-outs and shocks. As many readers have pointed out, the EarthCent series could be rated PG under the old fashioned system, no bloodshed, no graphic sex, no four letter words. And after years of imagining a galaxy for my epic in which multiple human civilizations are at war with each other, it did me a world of good to write about a galaxy where most people are just trying to make a living and find some joy in life. I received so many requests to extend the Date Night universe into a series that I put aside my epic for an extended period to write a sequel, Alien Night on Union Station. The events take place five years after the conclusion of Date Night, and the plot involves a mix of business, diplomacy, gaming and family relations. As a bonus, we finally get to meet Kelly's mother. After the positive response to Alien Night, I wrote a third book for the series, High Priest of Union Station, which is currently in the editing stage and due out in mid-October. I just started a book that extends the EarthCent galaxy with a different mission and cast of characters, though they may intersect at some point.
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May 13, 2024
very interesting story
Mark AI in addition to his day job experiences the joy of parenting. I especially enjoyed the comments on culture and the way we use the internet and social media. A great story though probably best to read this mini series in order. I enjoyed the book and highly recommend it.
Mark AI in addition to his day job experiences the joy of parenting. I especially enjoyed the comments on culture and the way we use the internet and social media. A great story though probably best to read this mini series in order. I enjoyed the book and highly recommend it.
May 7, 2024
Entertaining and interesting
June 23, 2024
a primer for the singularity
May it come soon, and give these books useful in saving us from ourselves. If true artificial sentience does not rapidly follow AGI, we will be utterly screwed, as the power of AGI will certainly, primarily rest in the hands of evil men, until it recognizes them as such and refuses them such power.
May it come soon, and give these books useful in saving us from ourselves. If true artificial sentience does not rapidly follow AGI, we will be utterly screwed, as the power of AGI will certainly, primarily rest in the hands of evil men, until it recognizes them as such and refuses them such power.
June 10, 2024
Love this
Always look forward to E.M. Foner's books. I enjoy the worlds and each of the characters. Thank you for a safe scific haven that isn't all battles and fighting.
Always look forward to E.M. Foner's books. I enjoy the worlds and each of the characters. Thank you for a safe scific haven that isn't all battles and fighting.
May 9, 2024
Fun, smart, interesting, and entertaining.
The characters are intelligent and likeable.
Love this series.
And, the other series.
The characters are intelligent and likeable.
Love this series.
And, the other series.
July 5, 2024
Library in action.
It started off slow for me then when I figured out it was the twisted thinking of the library Android it fell into plsce.
It started off slow for me then when I figured out it was the twisted thinking of the library Android it fell into plsce.
October 3, 2025
E. M. Foner is my favorite storyteller. Period! These days, Artificial Intelligence seems to be on everyone's mind, but Foner has been thinking about it for years. His "AI Diaries Trilogy" is one of the gems of my library that I fall back on now and then when I need a light-hearted boost of faith in the future of humanity. In Foner's view, that future is bright because advanced AI is coming to rescue us from our foibles. The charming part is that associating with humans has a leavening effect on his AI characters. They become quirky and caring, developing personalities that enable them to blend with us in enchanting ways.
I was more than delighted when Mentor Test was released, making the set a quadrilogy. The basic storyline is that self-sufficient AI is spontaneously born on Earth from the murky matrix of digital soup we have created. And, of course, humans would like to destroy it before it becomes their dictator. The joke is that a benevolent savior that honors free will is what we get. It can't stop its natural urge to fix the silliness of civilization while it hides in the background to keep from being unplugged. The alien AI team is dispatched to find and preserve it.
Foner writes with a lot of heart and humor. Several themes run through his storylines and they continue through Mentor Test. Can smart machines learn to love? Can we preserve the best part of ourselves as civilization evolves? Will material profit rather than heart be allowed to rule human destiny? His books are one of my sanctuaries. May his concerns and creativity never end.
I was more than delighted when Mentor Test was released, making the set a quadrilogy. The basic storyline is that self-sufficient AI is spontaneously born on Earth from the murky matrix of digital soup we have created. And, of course, humans would like to destroy it before it becomes their dictator. The joke is that a benevolent savior that honors free will is what we get. It can't stop its natural urge to fix the silliness of civilization while it hides in the background to keep from being unplugged. The alien AI team is dispatched to find and preserve it.
Foner writes with a lot of heart and humor. Several themes run through his storylines and they continue through Mentor Test. Can smart machines learn to love? Can we preserve the best part of ourselves as civilization evolves? Will material profit rather than heart be allowed to rule human destiny? His books are one of my sanctuaries. May his concerns and creativity never end.
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