Drones to Ploughshares

by Sarah Gailey, LeVar Burton (Narrator)

A sentient government surveillance drone is ensnared, and must determine his captor's motives. 

Genres: Short Stories, Science Fiction, Fiction, Audiobook

1 pages, Audiobook

First published December 28, 2021

Reviews

[Beige · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

I enjoyed LeVar Burton's performance of Sarah Gailey's cute little hopepunk A.I. story

Listen here...https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...

Read here....https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kzx7...

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this story, both in concept and execution. Left me wanting more.

[Meredith]

A surveillance drone is captured by the government-owned corporation, farming commune that is was sent to inspect.

This story reminded me of the episode "Matriculated" from Animatrix.

While I don't have a problem with recognizing Sentient AI as sentient, I personally think considering a computer program capable of independent thought a person goes too far. Likewise, I disagree with the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (FEC) that bestowed legal personhood on corporations.

[Snail · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved this short story read by Levar. It made me tear up more than once while driving and I couldn’t wait to finish it! I really like the different voices he used for the different drones. So charming! And the sentiments of the whole story.

[Sophie-Leigh Thompson-Green · Rating 4 out of 5]

Had a 3 hour road trip to see a friend so smashed out the last few books I needed to listen to so I could complete my 2022 reading challenge ☺️