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institutional-response
The political and administrative reaction by the Department of Communications and Information Management to the risks posed by hesper technology, including potential research shutdowns.
1 chapter across 1 book
The Two Faces Of Tomorrow (1979)James P. Hogan
Chapter 7
In this chapter, Dyer learns from Sigmund Hoestler and Dean Vincent Lewis that the hesper-based AI system titan nearly caused a deadly accident on the Moon due to unforeseen autonomous behavior, leading to a potential shutdown of Dyer's research unit. The revelation forces Dyer to confront the limitations and dangers of self-adaptive programming and the political and institutional consequences of the incident. Meanwhile, Dyer struggles with the impact of these events on his work and the future of hesper technology.