Origin
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Views on Origin ending
Udayaprakash
Oct 13, 2018 08:41PM
1. Winston killing Edmond for getting more viewers is understandable but why Köves and Syed al-Fadl?
2. An alternate ending I thought:
Winston was an AI program to assist with his presentation. Like Winston why can't be another AI program written by Edmond tasked to kill himself, then kill Köves, Syed al-Fadl, and Valdespino if they try to stop/tamper the presentation. Both programs running on the same E-wave but different partitions and not knowing of each other existence.
Thoughts?
2. An alternate ending I thought:
Winston was an AI program to assist with his presentation. Like Winston why can't be another AI program written by Edmond tasked to kill himself, then kill Köves, Syed al-Fadl, and Valdespino if they try to stop/tamper the presentation. Both programs running on the same E-wave but different partitions and not knowing of each other existence.
Thoughts?
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I think the explanation for the killing of Koves and Syed al-Fadl was decent and thier deaths did add to the early development of mystery and suspense. I agree there could have been a better pay off, but it was a small part of the story.
As a tech guy, I would have to suspend some disbelief at the idea of two AI on the same hardware that are unaware of each other. Although that could be addressed throughout the story with them fighting each other for control of the situation.
Also this alternate ending would diminish the impact of Edmond being killed - unwittingly - by his own creation. It also would diminish the "AI are cold machines that make life or death decisions without emotions" angle.
As a tech guy, I would have to suspend some disbelief at the idea of two AI on the same hardware that are unaware of each other. Although that could be addressed throughout the story with them fighting each other for control of the situation.
Also this alternate ending would diminish the impact of Edmond being killed - unwittingly - by his own creation. It also would diminish the "AI are cold machines that make life or death decisions without emotions" angle.
i finished the book impressed but also with a truckload of questions. first we never found about about the 'incriminating text' that was on Valdespino's phones. also why kill two religious leaders in the first place? did Edmond direct Winston to do so? or was it Winston all by himself because Edmond's orders were to increase viewership as much as possible. while i think Edmond's own death was assisted suicide ,, i can't say the same for the other two deaths. Winston being independently responsible gives a troubling aspect to the ending and i couldn't be more glad when Langdon, creeped out by the AI , decided to smash the phone to pieces. Brown warns of the adverse aspects of AI and Winston is a perfect example of it. Theme wise , this book was more about the rise of technology , especially artificial intelligence. in fact,Edmond's discovery takes a backseat , at least in my observation.
