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Re:Books That Changed My Life by rms on Thursday June 26, 2008 @05:31PM (#229131)
The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect

Read it for free here. http://www.kuro5hin.org/prime-intellect/

Re:Books That Changed My Life by djm on Thursday June 26, 2008 @06:07PM (#229169)
I've read that a few times. Can't say that I found it particularly life changing, but it was a good read. I really enjoyed the 'death jockey' cult that tried to game the system and beat Asimov's three laws. Bonus points for being free.
Re:Books That Changed My Life by rms on Thursday June 26, 2008 @08:08PM (#229266)
It made me contemplate the nature of reality a great deal. Can't say it's changed the way I've lived my life, but it's pretty good. Also, as far as utopian/dystopian works go, the book builds up a rather great utopia but still manages to trigger its ultimate collapse. I'm a fan of Asimov, so it's definitely a great exploration of his three laws.

The plot of the book, in short, is what happens if a benevolent AI bound to Asimov's Three Laws gains absolute control over matter and energy.