From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!faustus
Newsgroups: net.books
Title: Computer Sci-Fi
Article-I.D.: ucbvax.15
Posted: Tue Mar 15 10:40:16 1983
Received: Tue Mar 22 08:54:09 1983


Another SF book which is centered around computers is "The Two Faces
of Tomorrow", by {I have forgotten the author and can't find the
book}. It concerns a worldwide computer system that controls almost
all of the bureocratic and technical functions of society, but is 
unfortunately rather stupid (no "common sense"). Its creaters decide
that they need to upgrade it, incorporating some new AI developments,
but cannot test the new system in the main computer, as they don't
want to risk anything going wrong, so they install it in a space
station called Sparticus. The machine, which is named Janus (hence
the "Two Faces") is let loose to run the thing. If you are interested 
in what happens next read the book. There are some rather clever
(but how accurate?) pictures of AI research at work, and the book is
in all worthwhile. 

	Wayne