![]() The Daemon constantly scans the Internet for news about what is going on in the world, and then reacts according to what its algorithms decree. ![]() It is governed by a set of predetermined algorithms (“if-then” rules) that Sobol designed and preloaded into its programming. The Daemon is neither intelligent by human standards nor capable of pursuing its goals with what we usually think of as autonomy or agency. These developments are choreographed by a “Daemon” computer program Sobol designed in his final years of life. The Daemon is distributed throughout the Internet with no central core, and “runs in the background waiting for some event to take place” (82). The story begins with the death of Matthew Sobol, an elite video game designer, which sets a complex series of events in motion. Despite getting off to a slow start, Daemon had me on the edge of my seat for many hundreds of pages, all the while teasing me with clever ideas and moral quandaries that deepened my investment in the characters and story.Įven though it is now more than a decade old (which can seem more like a century in this genre), Daemon still feels fresh and topical. But even my high expectations couldn’t prepare me for how much I was delighted with and impressed by this book. ![]() Fortunately for me, one of my closest friends identified Daniel Suarez’s Daemonas one that would be worth my time. ![]() The modern book market is oversaturated with technothrillers, so it’s always a risk to pick one from the pile and give it a whirl. ![]()
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