It may be dated by today's standards, however in 1968 when it was released it was a great read.1 Kevin F85 1 follower

For my first foray into older Science Fiction books, I think this was a good one to start off with - it wasn't too complicated or corny.

It was just solid overall but nothing outlandish that made me want to keep reading. I guess that's why it took me so long to finish the book.

3.5 stars for me :-) Edwin Everett50

Early AI novel on allowing a military project involving a learning computer that goes unchecked while making decisions that impact political policies. It ages pretty well for a book written at a time when AI didn’t yet exist. Prophetic perhaps. I enjoyed it though it wasn’t spectacular. Marooned is better. Nick64

It was ok. Early(ish) Sci-Fi, so it hasn't aged very well. Although contemporary to the period in which it was written, the advanced technology created for the story, no longer stands up to scrutiny.
Frank1,967 25

Read in the 70sscience-fiction Jon Miner40 5

A fun adventure thriller about what can go wrong when you program your computer to learn and think! Jacques (The Great) DesmondAuthor 8 books3

While the premise (a supercomputer which takes its programming directives to their logical limit) is amusing, there is much that detracts from the story: padding and superficial elements that detract from the more interesting conflict between the protagonist and the computer the protagonist suspects of taking hypnotic control over the other staff of the project. Furthermore, in its logic it is quite illogical, taking extremes when a more nuanced or subtle approach would be more efficacious. reference Erik Graff5,058 1,216

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