Reviews

I AM AI by Ai Jiang

username999's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

DNF @pg21 - Wow, this was so boring.

elysareadsitall's review against another edition

3.0

"I Am AI" is an interesting novelette about capitalism and humanity. The main character is struggling to keep up with her mounting debt, is embittered against a monopoly that rules her city, and decides to replace many body parts with electric ones to become more efficient. It's contemporary and dark while somehow also being uplifting.

enchantedsleeper's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

maria_ionela's review

reflective slow-paced

Recommended for SF beginners or if you want a quick read.

mcipswitch's review

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

franklesconina's review against another edition

5.0

For such a short read, this is a very insightful and moving piece of writing. Incisive into the loss of creativity, humanity with the rise of machine-driven content. I could not stop reading.

notonlyreading's review against another edition

5.0

A través de una distopía no tan lejana a nuestro tiempo en valores, la autora nos lleva a reflexionar sobre la pérdida de las emociones y relaciones en pro del consumo y la productividad.
Una pequeña fabula para reflexionar.

binabik's review

dark reflective medium-paced

3.5

zober's review

4.0

I didn't love this when I first finished it, but it's growing on me. We're moving towards a world where we de-emphasize the human parts of us - though really, capitalism makes that true already. Productivity is king. 

Jiang makes the interplay between the machine and human parts of us literal in this story, and presents a very bleak but incredibly compelling world. The tension around having low battery permeated the story; and when we think about the world we live in now, it feels especially true as a metaphor.

lozymandias's review

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

A fairly straightforward message about the impact sacrificing one's humanity impacts on creativity also that capitalism is bad.