Gibson — “Say somebody wrote a self-replicating platform,” he said…”

Source: Agency — William Gibson

Book page: gibson-agency-part-1

From: Agency — Quotes

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Say somebody wrote a self-replicating platform,” he said, “then loaded Eunice, whatever we mean by that, as core entity. The platform spawns subagents as it encounters situations that might benefit from attention. They then provide that attention. Recruiting me in Frankfurt, say, or compiling a dossier on Gavin. Then they report back, show their work, and get subsumed into her Borg.