{"product_id":"ai-apocalypse-robert-w-bly-9781968532406","title":"AI Apocalypse: A Guide to Artificial Intelligence as Portrayed in and Predicted By SF Stories, Novels, TV, Films, Comic Books, and Video Games","description":"\u003cp\u003eIsabella Hermann observes: \"Science fiction (SF) has become a reference point in the discourse on the ethics and risks surrounding artificial intelligence (AI). Thus, AI in SF-science-fictional AI-is considered part of a larger corpus of 'AI narratives' that shape our fears and hopes about the technology.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAI Apocalypse explores that corpus through a focused examination of how artificial intelligence has been portrayed in science fiction across literature, film, television, comics, and interactive media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than predicting the future of AI or offering definitive conclusions about its real-world impact, this book presents a selective survey of fictional works in which AI plays a significant role in the plot, themes, or central ideas. Each entry is devoted to a single novel, short story, film, television series, comic book, or video game, providing a concise synopsis and an analysis of how AI is depicted-whether as benevolent, malevolent, neutral, or morally ambiguous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll opinions presented in AI Apocalypse are the author's alone. The book does not claim to predict where real-world AI is heading, nor does it attempt to speak for the fears, hopes, or intentions of creators, artists, or technologists. Instead, it offers a curated look at how science fiction itself has imagined artificial intelligence-often guessing wrong, sometimes guessing uncomfortably close, and always revealing more about human concerns than machine futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProudly represented by \u003cstrong\u003eCrystal Lake Publishing-Where Stories Come Alive!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert W. Bly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1968532404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781968532406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crystal Lake Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d","brand":"Robert W. Bly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48154311819519,"sku":"9781968532406","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e0d7e7dd-9569-4b78-b053-38f4b2650989.jpg?v=1770789316","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ai-apocalypse-robert-w-bly-9781968532406","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}