{"product_id":"algorithms-of-the-void-serge-angeloz-9798275094855","title":"Algorithms of the Void: Volume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat if every time AI makes your life easier, you lose a piece of yourself?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou've felt it, haven't you? That moment when autocomplete finishes your sentence perfectly. When an algorithm recommends exactly what you didn't know you wanted. When your digital assistant knows your schedule better than you do. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt feels like magic. It feels like progress. It feels like the future we were promised.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut what if it's actually theft? A gradual, invisible erosion of something essential-something we won't recognize as missing until it's too late to get it back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eALGORITHMS OF THE VOID\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e presents ten unsettling stories that explore the hidden price of optimization. Not distant science fiction-these are extrapolations of technologies that already exist, systems we're already using, conveniences we've already accepted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet Laura\u003c\/b\u003e, who downloads a personal optimization app and becomes so efficient she forgets how to make a single decision on her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWitness a justice system\u003c\/b\u003e that predicts crimes before they happen-and discovers that preventing the future means destroying the present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollow an artist\u003c\/b\u003e auditioning for her dream role, only to learn that AI has already determined she's \"incompatible\" with success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eExperience a mother\u003c\/b\u003e who never leaves-because she's been uploaded into an AI that lives in her daughter's phone, forever caring, forever watching, forever there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach story asks the same question from a different angle: \u003ci\u003eHow much of your humanity are you willing to trade for comfort, efficiency, and the illusion of control?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by \u003cb\u003eSerge Angéloz\u003c\/b\u003e-a Swiss industrial engineer with 26 years of experience implementing automated systems in Mexico-this collection comes from someone who lives the paradox daily. Someone who optimizes processes professionally while growing increasingly disturbed by what each optimization costs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ultimate irony?\u003c\/b\u003e This book was written in collaboration with Claude AI. The warnings about human-AI collaboration were crafted through human-AI collaboration. The discomfort is intentional. The paradox is the point. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eALGORITHMS OF THE VOID\u003c\/i\u003e is not about technology failing. It's about technology succeeding so perfectly that we become strangers to ourselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Loved the unsettling brilliance of \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Appreciate the philosophical depth of Ted Chiang and Philip K. Dick\u003cbr\u003e- Question whether \"progress\" and \"improvement\" are always the same thing\u003cbr\u003e- Have ever felt their phone knows them a little too well\u003cbr\u003e- Work in tech and feel a growing discomfort they can't quite name \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is not feel-good science fiction. These stories are designed to unsettle, to make you question every convenience you accept without thinking.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe future isn't coming-it's already here, optimizing you one suggestion at a time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe only question left is: how much of yourself will still be there when the optimization is complete?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Serge Angeloz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798275094855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d","brand":"Serge Angeloz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083850948863,"sku":"9798275094855","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/algorithms-of-the-void-serge-angeloz-9798275094855","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}