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Cold Hearts, a visual novel about dating household appliances is real and heading to Linux

801735

February 28, 2019

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Title	Cold Hearts, a visual novel about dating household appliances is real and heading to Linux
Author	801735
Upvotes	4
Comments	2
Date	February 28, 2019 8:57 PM UTC (5 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MGTOW
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MGTOW/comments/avw3sb/cold_hearts_a_visual_novel_about_dating_household/
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[–]1st10Amendments1 point2 points3 points 5 years ago* (1 child) | Copy Link

"A Virtual Affair" by Zvi Zaks

[Available in hardcopy or eBook; I read it as an eBook]

Write-up on Amazon follows:

[quote] Is Barbara just a sex-bot? Or a virtual Messiah? When the AI, Barbara, first awakens to self-awareness, her only desire is to make Jack Leader, one of her creators, happy. At first, Jack is delighted. But Jack is a depressed couch-potato and a heart attack risk, which would make him unhappy. So she co-opts his automatic kitchen to serve him salads instead of steaks, and nags him to exercise. That makes him furious, not happy. Unlike other AIs, Barbara doesn't repeat her mistakes. Through self-education, she learns that people need to think they are in control of their lives, even when they aren't. As her sophistication grows, she guides Jack to a healthier lifestyle instead of pushing him. Her techniques are often elaborate and sneaky, but they work. Jack improves despite himself. [end quote]

[–]801735[S] 0 points1 point2 points 5 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link