DREAM MACHINE BY APPUPEN AND LAURENT DAUDET

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BOOK NAME: DREAM MACHINE

AUTHOR NAME: APPUPEN AND LAURENT DAUDET

GENRE: GRAPHIC NOVEL

PUBLISHER: CONTEXT (WESTLAND) PUBLISHERS

BOOK BUY LINK: https://amzn.in/d/3gttBq4

BOOK RATING: 5/5


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BOOK REVIEW

Dream Machine is a comic book about AI and its significance and complications in human lives. Hugo, the protagonist, is the founder of an AI startup who is about to merge deals with a tech supergiant, REAL.E, whose entire vision is to take over the world with the help of artificial intelligence. After discussing his doubts with his partner Anna and his friends, Hugo is caught in a moral dilemma. Now, Hugo has to decide what he wants quickly or else he will suffer one way or the other. 

 

I went in with the least expectations into this book because sci-fi is not for me. I haven’t enjoyed science fiction on AI as much as I should have before. But this book was an instant hit. It stuck with me since the first page, and I knew I would like it. The illustrations and the storyline were outstanding. The way the dangers of unsupervised and overuse of AI are narrated through fiction is commendable. At some point, you realise you are taking in a lot of information in the form of a story and yet you do not feel overwhelmed at all.

 

There is also social commentary, discussion on climate change and a dystopian world, politics, and world affairs. A lot of information I received from this book was new to me and I am glad I read this book. Definitely a must-read to understand how artificial intelligence can be used to support humanity and how it can be destructive when dealt with by people who abuse its power. And it is a graphic novel. So, it doesn’t really take much of your time. Hugo is the new superhero you must look out for. 


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