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David's Sling (novel)
''David's Sling'' is a speculative fiction novel written by Marc Stiegler and published in 1988.Stiegler, Marc. David's Sling. Baen Books, 1988. ISBN 0-671-65369-5 In the face of an uneasy standoff between the U.S. and the USSR, the story presents a future in which both nations are hesitant to use nuclear weapons and instead turn their attention to developing highly advanced, computer-controlled smart weapons. The book's title references the biblical story of David and Goliath, symbolizing a smaller, technologically inferior force overcoming a larger one. Plot Set amidst the tensions of the Cold War, the story commences with the U.S. and the USSR embarking on an arms race to develop the ultimate "smart weapon". A team of U.S. hackers devises an innovative solution - a weapon system directed not merely by computer algorithms, but by democratic discourse. This system, known as the "Information Decision Duel," is an intricate online debate platform that enables two parties to tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Stiegler
Marc Stiegler (born August 1, 1954) is an American science fiction author and software developer. He co-authored ''Valentina: Soul in Sapphire'' (1984) with Joseph H. Delaney. The novel features Valentina, a computer program that is one of science fiction's earliest examples of sentient software, in contrast to mainframe A mainframe computer, informally called a mainframe or big iron, is a computer used primarily by large organizations for critical applications like bulk data processing for tasks such as censuses, industry and consumer statistics, enterpris ...-based artificial intelligence, AIs such as HAL 9000, HAL and Colossus (novel), Colossus. His notable works also include ''David's Sling (novel), David's Sling'' (1988), a techno-thriller that explores the concept of e-democracy. Stiegler also wrote the short story "The Gentle Seduction", based on Vernor Vinge's ideas about a technological "singularity," the exponential growth of future technology that will dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |