Can You Survive an Artificial Intelligence Uprising?

You Choose: Doomsday

by Matt Doeden (Contributor)

The machines have become too clever! Artificial intelligence has risen up against humanity in a quest to wipe us out entirely. The human race is on the brink, and its hopes may lie with you, a young computer whiz. Will you join your parents - leaders in the field of AI - in an attempt to make peace with the machines? Or will you join a disorganized but determined group of young geniuses in a desperate mission to shut down the AIs once and for all? When you choose what to do next, the choices you make could mean the difference between life and death. Can you survive the rise of the computers?

Genres: Choose Your Own Adventure

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2016

About the author

Matt Doeden was born in southern Minnesota and lived parts of his childhood in Golden Valley, Minnesota, and Madison, Minnesota. He studied journalism at Mankato State University, where he worked at the college newspaper for three years. In his senior year, he served as the paper's Sports Editor, which put him in charge of the entire sports section, the sports writers, and the photographers. He covered mostly college sports, but also the Minnesota Vikings, who held training camp at MSU.

His work allowed him to meet and interview people like Dennis Green, Cris Carter, Robert Smith, and more. Matt went on to work as a sports writer for the Mankato paper, and then he got a job as an editor with a small children's publisher called Capstone Press, and in 2003 he decided to start his own business as a freelance writer and editor.

Since then, Matt has written and edited hundreds of books. Lots of them are on high-interest topics like cars, sports, and airplanes. He also writes and edits on geography, science, and even math.

Reviews

[Joyce T. · Rating 2 out of 5]

I mean, it was a typical choose-your-own-adventure book. Not sure what I was expecting, but apparently my expectations were too high. Most of the choices either lead up to your death, or to your being haunted by "what else could have happened". A bit ridiculous, and also I'm pretty sure an AI uprising will never happen.

Content: You can die more than ten times. Be warned.

[Kristofer Dubbels]

There's nothing original or particularly elevating here, but that isn't really the point of "choosing your own adventure." They are supposed to be good, dumb fun and every childhood should include reading at least one of them.

I read this to my 5 year old son after he was complaining about having to learn how to read. After a few nights, when we'd gone through every possible path in the book, I asked him "NOW, do you want the machines to take over with ease or do you want the human soul and intellect to stand a chance against the demonic ethereal hivemind that Sam Altman and his dead-eyed Satanic minions are making corporeal?"

The book did its job because he has subsequently been hooked on phonics.

[TA Flatland · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book for middle schoolers!

[Ayden.B · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you don't choose the right path you die.

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one was a lot of fun. I saved the world on my first read-through, but my subsequent endings were not as noble.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Human beings are no longer in charge. Set in the future, you're a young computer hacker trying to avoid being detected by AI while trying to save the world

[Erica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read with niblings.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one had some surprises for me. I enjoyed it a lot, and I think the kids will too.