Kill Process
by William Hertling · first published 2016
75% recommend25% neutral
Why HN recommends it
A near-future techno-thriller about a startup that uses AI to solve the empty network problem in a social network. The technology feels believable and nearly current, with grounded programming and hacking details.
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Kill Process by William Hertling: http://www.williamhertling.com/books/#kill-process It's near future and the technology isn't that far-out. Most of it is either very real already or at least very believable from…
on “Ask HN: What is the best sci-fi you read this year?” ↗I heartily recommend Kill Process (2016) by William Hertling, where a startup trying to bootstrap a social network uses AI to avoid empty network problem. The novel describes the version of this "done right" pretty well. Right now, you…
on “Forget virtual assistants, Asteria wants to be your AI friend” ↗Kill Process by William Hertling
on “Ask HN: Recommendations of good cybercrime novels?” ↗Really enjoyed William Hertling's Kill Process on this very subject. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30658546-kill-process
on “When it comes to internet privacy, be afraid, analyst suggests” ↗Yeah, upvote on that. You can not get more Programming than from Mr. Hertling. I Also like the hacking and raspberrypi networking on: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30658546-kill-process Thanks for that William!
on “Hard comp-fi reading list” ↗Kill Process by William Hertling And Kill Switch also by William Hertling
on “Ask HN: What's some great fiction for founders and entrepreneurs?” ↗Besides Kill Process and Seveneves (mentioned elsewhere on this thread), I'm going through the Hyperion Cantos right now, and I can't recommend it enough. Apparently Bradley Cooper is heading up production of a series as…
on “Ask HN: What is the best sci-fi you read this year?” ↗I read a book last month that featured a faked president video created by an AI. Kill Process by William Hertling Link: http://amzn.eu/c1ZJNcv Seems it was closer to non-fiction than I expected.
on “Fake Obama created using AI tool to make phoney speeches [video]” ↗A novel by William Hertling titled "Kill Process" follows the story of a startup building such a social media. It is depicted in the positive light.
on “AI text generator not released for concerns about implications” ↗Sounds a lot like this bit from Kill Process by William Hertling: "The little computers run a secure variant of Linux, with a single open port, protected with heavy encryption. Part of the computer board contains a sensitive accelerometer, which…
on “The Reasonable Effectiveness of Using Old Phones as Servers” ↗