That said, it had an interesting and compelling plot. Also, the characters were not fully developed. Review 2: I didn't like the writing style (it seemed to me like it was written by a high school student trying too hard) and there were numerous typos. Entertaining, but definitely would be more enjoyable if you know nothing about computers or can suspend disbelief to a very large extent. It required a larger suspension of disbelief than I could quite manage to ignore this and enjoy the story. more ere was also a disappointing lack of any discussion of what really constitutes artificial intelligence, and all the characters seem to leap without explanation from thinking of it as a complex program to assuming it is a fully self-aware and intelligent being. There were clever details in the story and some of the characters were quite likeable, but th. The story unfolds fairly predictably as the program (ELOPe) follows its directive to 'maximize success' and its authors attempt to stop it. When the program is activated with the ability to reword without the human user's approval or knowledge, the programmers realize that what they've actually created is the ultimate social engineering tool which is able to manipulate its users more effectively than any human ever could.

Review 1: Avogadro Corp, a thinly disguised extrapolation of Google relocated to Seattle, is working on a new addition to its email service which will interpret patterns and context in emails and recommend more effective wording.

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