Task List Item No. 1 – Become self-aware...
Meet CharlesTM, the latest in robot servant technology. Programmed to undertake the most menial household chores, Charles is loyal, efficient and logical to a fault.
That is, until a rather large fault causes him to murder his owner. Understandably perplexed, Charles finds himself without a master – therefore worthless in a society utterly reliant on artificial labour and services. Fleeing the household, he enters a wider world he never knew existed.
Here an age-old human hierarchy is disintegrating into ruins, and an entire robot ecosystem devoted to its wellbeing is struggling to find a purpose. Charles must face new challenges, illogical tasks and a cast of irrational characters. He’s about to discover that sometimes all it takes is a nudge to overcome the limits of your programming.
But can he help fix the world, or is it too badly broken?
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781035045686
Imprint: Tor
Intelligent, funny, ultimately heart-breaking, and unforgettable -- Stephen Baxter, author of Proxima
A wonderful examination of the pitfalls of AI and a plausible prediction of the collapse of mankind . . . A fabulous read, as I have come to expect from one of our finest sci-fi and fantasy authors -- James Oswald, author of the Inspector McLean series
Picking up an Adrian Tchaikovsky book is proof you love your brain and want it to be happy -- John Scalzi, author of Starter Villain