Machines like me : and people like you

ISBN: 9780735278196 (Hardcover)
Physical Description: print regular print 333 pages ; 22 cm
Publisher: Toronto : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2019.
Copyright: &copy;2019.
Badges: Top Holds Over Last 5 Years : 3 / 5.0

Summary: "Machines Like Me occurs in an alternative 1980s London. Britain has lost the Falklands War, Margaret Thatcher battles Tony Benn for power, and Alan Turing achieves a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. In a world not quite like this one, two lovers will be tested beyond their understanding. Charlie, drifting through life and dodging full-time employment, is in love with Miranda, a bright student who lives with a terrible secret. When Charlie comes into money, he buys Adam, one of the first batch of synthetic humans. With Miranda's assistance, he co-designs Adam's personality. This near-perfect human is beautiful, strong, and clever--a love triangle soon forms. These three beings will confront a profound moral dilemma."--