André's Reboot

Striving to Save Humanity

Steve Coleman, Stephen B Coleman

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English

Stephen B Coleman Jr
23 February 2019

Fantasy; Military history; Warfare & defence; Robotics; Computing & IT

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André 1 and Dr. Margaret 13, robots with human consciousness, are employed in the White House in the present times. Learning that the unstable President is planning a nuclear attack, André, programmed as a peaceful, reasonable translator, realizes he needs reprogramming for violent actions so he can combat the Situation Room team. While Dr. Margaret reboots André's CPU, he spends the down-time recalling how he was created and eventually came to participate in the present crisis.

Having been created/built by Dr. Phillip Strauss, an eccentric genius, André is used around the Strauss's home, mechanically and unconsciously performing increasingly sophisticated tasks. Experiences cause André to gain a Proustian consciousness, rendering him mentally human-like, though without emotions and animal cravings. While in a metal encasement in the shape of and physical capabilities of a grown man, a childlike André undergoes adolescent-like experiences as another child in the family. Eventually, a flawed human, Dr. Strauss goes bankrupt, is divorced and dies of alcoholism.

Seized by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and taken to court by the Trustee to auction him off as a property asset, André objects and demands legal status as a person. He becomes wealthy by trading in bitcoin and gains independence. He works at CIA as analyst until hired as the White House interpreter. Programmed for honesty, André continually is at odds with the conniving, egotistic, dictatorial President.

André secretly constructs himself a girl-friend and companion, Dr. Margaret 13 who is programmed to be a compassionate physician and assigned as physician in the White House. André continues to irritate the narcissistic and paranoid President with demands for truth-telling and reasonable policies, learning that he must be careful in his candor with him.

The story continues as the robots strive to save humanity.

By: Steve Coleman, Stephen B Coleman
Imprint: Stephen B Coleman Jr
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9780985006563
ISBN 10: 0985006560
Pages: 266
Publication Date: 23 February 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active