Secondly, the fact that it’s told through only a handful of characters helps to tie each piece together, but the fact that these characters are all connected to each other makes it less believable. First off, the format of the book was remarkably similar to its zombie predecessor, World War Z. That being said, I did have a few issues with the book and its structure. Many of the machines’ decisions and strategic moves mostly make sense. He manages to build the progression of a robot-themed doomsday scenario from the machines we know and use today. Wilson has certainly done his research on the “what if” scenario of a robot apocalypse (or the titular Robopocalypse, if you will). Now, as we rely on our computers, smartphones, and connected devices to help run our lives, the threat of a full-on apocalypse resulting from their sentience seems more possible than ever.Īuthor Daniel H. Since the introduction of the concept of robots decades ago, humans have feared their uprising to usurp us as the dominant sentient beings on our planet. With the ever-increasing proliferation of “smart” technology throughout our society, the thought of a robot uprising remains fixed in the back of our minds.
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