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Among the billions of happy citizens is Avery J. Mankin, an exemplary "member" by every metric in his Personal Profile. At least he was an exemplary member, until that awful morning when he was falsely accused of high crimes against The System. He hadn't actually done anything wrong, but that didn't matter. He was banished from The System with two glowing words, “Access Denied.” Having no other options, Avery is forced to go out on his own and finally discover what real life is all about...
Written by computer scientist Dr. Louis Rosenberg with artwork by Stan Timmons, UPGRADE was published in 2012 as prophetic warning about the dangers of an AI-mediated society. As the book turns 15 years old, that warning feels more urgent than ever.
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About the author
Louis Rosenberg is a computer scientist, author, and entrepreneur in the fields of artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and human-computer interaction. He earned his doctorate from Stanford University, was a professor at California State University, and founded multiple technology companies. A prolific inventor with over 300 issued patents worldwide, Rosenberg is known for developing augmented reality thirty-five years ago as a young researcher at NASA and Air Force Research Laboratory. Over the decades since, he has focused his AI research on the emerging field of Collective Superintelligence. His published books include Upgrade, Monkey Room, Eons, Arrival Mind, One of Us, and Our Next Reality. His fiction and non-fiction address the risks of new technologies, focusing largely on the existential dangers of AI.
