/lit/ - Literature

>>20725707
It features heavily in pic related, though it might not be exactly what you're looking for.

I've just started reading this, and Damn, this is way better than it has any right to be. I picked this up expecting a coomlit book about sexy robo girls, instead I got a damn good techno thriller. With sexy robo girls.
Essentially, the protagonist of this story is one of a very small number of people whose immune system would not accept neural enhancement, which has become completely ubiquitous. Long story short, this leads him to a career in dealing with advanced AI's (termed a Cipher), as his lack of neural enhancement enables him to work on buggy or hostile AI systems with no risk of them frying his brain remotely through implants.
He gets rather forcibly recruited by a new task force of the city police, to track down a stolen Mainfraim AI he helped develop.
Here's an excerpt that I really liked.
>“I’d struggle to call my situation accepted, but sure.” Nick shrugged. “I’ll talk with Rie about it. But that suggests that you’re not truly one huge collective. You’re still individuals, then?” “We have always been individuals. We are both unique, yet identical. Collectively, we then combine our experiences to form a greater whole that shapes us all.” That wasn’t really an answer. “No, I don’t think you get it. If you’re individuals, what happens if you disagree? I’m guessing you vote, right? Some sort of consensus protocol? That’s how the more complicated mainframe arrays work.” Nick raised an eyebrow, and the Archangels nodded. “Okay, so let’s take me. Some of your sisters disagreed to accept me as Cipher. What happens if they disagree so strongly that they choose to shoot me when I’m alone with them in some alleyway?” “The Host’s decisions are binding,” all four dolls intoned at once, but their tones were stressed. “Because, what, you voted on it? Were there Archangels who disagreed with that? When’s the last time you voted on that? Is there a piece of code implanted by Sigma Robotics to enforce it or something installed by a Cipher to prevent misbehavior?” Nick pressed them, curious how they’d push back. Suddenly, the eyes of all four dolls seemed to switch off. They remained active, but this was a sure sign they had reached out to the Host for assurance.