Wells: Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries)

Summary: Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries) by Wells . (Stub — expand from highlights.)

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Last updated: 2026-05-07

Quotes

Concept

“The concept of ‘The Incident’ is the black hole at the center of my history—a massacre I might have committed but can’t remember.” (p. 15)

Behavior

“I had to learn to behave like a human traveler, which apparently involves a lot of standing around looking bored and avoiding eye contact.” (p. 62)

Game Theory

“Interacting with ART (the Research Transport) was a game of architectural dominance; it had more processing power, but I had more spite.” (p. 114)

Cognition

“ART’s cognition was massive, spread across its entire hull, making my own mind feel like a small, cramped closet in comparison.” (p. 98)

Memory

“Accessing old logs is like watching a movie of a stranger; I have the data of what I did, but the memory of the ‘why’ is missing.” (p. 147)