Fifteen original tales envision ever-more sophisticated technology-and the repercussions on humankind...As our world and daily lives become more and more involved with and dependent on complex technology, concern over what the future holds increases. If computers develop genuine Artificial Intelligence will they still willingly serve humankind? If the machines rebel, can we shut them down? And what kind of world would we be left with if we did?These are just a few of the questions explored in fifteen brand-new stories by some of science fiction's most visionary minds-inventive and cautionary tales about some of the futures we may be building for ourselves right now.

Source · Open Library

Contents

  1. 1Servant of Deathnovelette
  2. 2The Unplug Warnovelette
  3. 3Cold Dead Fingersshort story
  4. 4The Humshort story
  5. 5Last of the Fourthnovelette
  6. 6Moral Imperativenovelette
  7. 7Partnershipshort story
  8. 8Chasing Humanitynovelette
  9. 9The Differenceshort story
  10. 10Transformationshort story
  11. 11Killer Appshort story
  12. 12Reiterationshort story
  13. 13Stalking Old John Bullshort story
  14. 14Engines of Desire & Despairshort story
  15. 15The Historian's Apprenticenovelette