Accelerando
Charles Stross · 2005 · Novel
It depicted a near-future where technological singularity leads to rapidly accelerating evolution of intelligence, distributed consciousness, and the emergence of post-human entities, exploring the dizzying pace of change beyond human comprehension.
What it is
This novel chronicles three generations of a family as humanity approaches and passes the technological singularity, leading to the rapid evolution of intelligence, distributed consciousness, and the emergence of post-human entities that transcend physical form and even the solar system.
↑Inherited from(2)
Builds upon the cyberpunk vision of AI, cyberspace, and the potential for digital consciousness, pushing these concepts to their logical extreme in a post-singularity world.
Directly influenced by Egan's rigorous exploration of digital consciousness and simulated realities, expanding on the implications of information-based existence.