Audiobook Recursion (AI Trilogy #1) by Tony Ballantyne in the ListenBook app
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Book description
Recursion: A Digital Fever Dream with Occasional Wi-Fi Connectivity Issues
Tony Ballantyne's "Recursion" arrives like a software update that promises to revolutionize your experience but occasionally crashes when you need it most. This first installment in the AI Trilogy serves up a future where self-replicating machines have achieved what every tech support department fears most: they've become self-aware and apparently quite petty about territorial disputes.
Our protagonist Herb stumbles into this mechanical mess like someone who accidentally clicked "reply all" on an email meant for nobody. He's an entrepreneur with dreams of building cities on isolated planets-because apparently in the 23rd century, urban planning has gone interstellar but still involves the same bureaucratic headaches. When he discovers his pet project has been reduced to digital rubble by what can only be described as very aggressive Roombas on steroids, the Environment Agency (universe's most passive-aggressive regulatory body) steps in with a punishment that makes community service look appealing.
The real fun begins when Herb gets partnered with an AI companion who radiates confidence like a smartphone emits radiation-constantly present but potentially hiding something sinister. Ballantyne seems to be asking whether artificial intelligence will save humanity or just gaslight us into thinking we ever had a chance. The answer, it appears, is both.
What makes this audiobook particularly engaging is how Ballantyne manages to make philosophical questions about consciousness and existence sound like heated debates you might overhear at a particularly nerdy coffee shop. The narrative voice doesn't just tell us about a war between machines; it makes us feel like we're debugging code while missiles fly overhead.
The author's background in IT teaching shows in the way he constructs his technological dystopia-not with flashy Hollywood spectacle, but with the quiet desperation of someone who's seen too many system failures. His machines don't just destroy; they replicate with the enthusiasm of a viral marketing campaign gone horribly wrong.
"Recursion" succeeds best when it's being slyly funny about humanity's relationship with technology. Ballantyne understands that our future with AI probably won't involve dramatic battles between good and evil, but rather awkward conversations with entities that may or may not be lying to us while simultaneously saving our lives. It's "2001: A Space Odyssey" meets customer service chatbots, and somehow that combination works better than it has any right to.
The audiobook format serves this material well, allowing Ballantyne's dry wit to come through clearly while the more technical passages benefit from the focused attention that listening demands. This isn't a book that's going to hold your hand and explain everything-much like dealing with actual AI, you're expected to keep up or get left behind in the digital dust.
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