★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
(Robot SF) A scientist decides the way to create real artificial intelligence is to get one robot to sexually harass another one. (3,295 words; Time: 10m)
"My Name Is Cybernetic Model XR389F, and I Am Beautiful," by Monica Valentinelli [bio] (edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas), appeared in Uncanny Magazine issue 25, published on November 1, 2018.
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Review: 2018.662 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: XR389F seems to have put one over on the scientist.
Con: The story’s message is extremely heavy handed, and the premise is so dumb it’s painful to read. Some of the dialogue is impossible to believe as well.
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Pro: XR389F seems to have put one over on the scientist.
Con: The story’s message is extremely heavy handed, and the premise is so dumb it’s painful to read. Some of the dialogue is impossible to believe as well.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 25)
Monica Valentinelli Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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