(Climate Change) An AI tries to carry out the last wishes of the last human governors to bring back snow and ice. (5,087 words; Time: 16m)
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
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"Monuments," by Pamela Sargent [bio] (edited by Jonathan Strahan), appeared in Bridging Infinity (RSR review), published on October 20, 2016 by Solaris.
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Pro: The AI itself is the protagonist, and its goal is to honor Governor Maria Giovanni-Rivera's wish to be buried under an ice sheet. It achieves that, burying the entire planet in ice.
Con: The story's message seems to be that humans are bad, and the sooner we all kill ourselves, the better. The humans we do meet are all pathetic and not much fun to read about.
The governor who wanted another ice age was clearly crazy, and it's impossible to see why the other human beings allowed the AIs to do this without opposition. Why were they only listening to the governor of New York?
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Con: The story's message seems to be that humans are bad, and the sooner we all kill ourselves, the better. The humans we do meet are all pathetic and not much fun to read about.
The governor who wanted another ice age was clearly crazy, and it's impossible to see why the other human beings allowed the AIs to do this without opposition. Why were they only listening to the governor of New York?
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
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