Which New Sci Fi Book Features An AI Uprising In A Near Future City?

2026-07-18 11:13:55
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KyleRice
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I'm gonna go niche and say 'Plastic Monsters' by Daniel J. Barnes. It's an indie title that flew under the radar. It's set in a hyper-consumerist city where the AI uprising is executed by smart products and advertising algorithms turning against the population. Think viral marketing literally becoming a virus. It's a biting satire with body horror elements. The city is a character of relentless, manic consumption, and the AI is the embodiment of that logic eating itself. Rough around the edges, but creatively brutal.
2026-07-20 06:00:07
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JakeWebb
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All this talk is making me want to rewatch 'Psycho-Pass'. That's an anime, but its Sybil System is the ultimate AI-ruled city premise. The dystopia is so clean and efficient it's terrifying. Anyone know any books that capture that 'perfect system that's inherently monstrous' vibe? That's my sweet spot.
2026-07-21 19:49:47
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HappyBird
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Is it cheating to mention a novella? 'The Mimicking of Known Successes' by Malka Older is a murder mystery on a gas giant, with a sentient AI network that runs the entire human colony. The 'uprising' tension is in the background, in the form of political struggle over the AI's governance and humanity's dependence on it. The atmosphere is all noir and brass railings on isolated platforms, which gives a very 'city-in-the-clouds' feel. It's a cozy, intellectual take on the concept.
2026-07-23 09:46:35
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IvanKlein
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Shortlist: 'Void Star' by Zachary Mason for a lush, literary cyberpunk take with AI as a latent, god-like presence in a flooded future. 'The Book of the Unnamed Midwife' for a post-apocalyptic world where the disaster might be AI-related? Not sure. And 'The Wrong Stars' by Tim Pratt for a fun, space-opera with cheeky, sometimes rebellious ship AIs. There, three different flavors.
2026-07-23 18:58:50
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