{"product_id":"the-stanford-singularity-alex-harwood-9781480841079","title":"The Stanford Singularity","description":"\u003cp\u003eNumerous well-known figures have indicated that the greatest threat to Americans and our way of life is artificial intelligence--specifically, a software singularity that creates self-generated, self-aware AI that is thousands or millions of times greater than human intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early twenty-first century, for the first time ever, major software projects for the US government are being completed ahead of schedule and under budget. Millions of dollars suddenly begin appearing in the various accounts of software development executives and high-level government officials. Disadvantaged minorities started receiving monthly payments of thousands of dollars, and factories, farms, and government agencies are running more efficiently every day. The source appears to be the CIA--and the software singularity they have produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the young woman who was the creative force behind the software disappears along with her boss, it soon becomes clear there is also a malevolent entity at work. But is the danger from humans--or something else? In this science fiction novel, as a software singularity drastically changes American life, an elite team must work to counteract a mysterious hostile force.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Harwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480841072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480841079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archway Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Alex Harwood","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43935670370559,"sku":"9781480841079","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9d85ba7a-fe97-45dc-935d-1960d7fbac55.jpg?v=1681421161","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-stanford-singularity-alex-harwood-9781480841079","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}