I, Robot Book Review — Isaac Asimov
Asimov is one of the greatest visionary science-fiction authors of all time. For me, he is the greatest. I love the fact that he writes about robots, space, and the socio-political future of the world. In some aspects, he is a prophet. How much of a prophet? Only time will tell.
In this article, I will provide you with a review of one of his greatest books about robots and artificial intelligence. Quite possibly one of the greatest AI science-fiction novels of all time.
The plot
The plot follows a reporter who is interviewing the greatest robopsychologist of that time, Susan Calvin. The interviewer is looking to find out all the things he can about the history of robots and of the positronic brain. That positronic brain is the hardware that allows robots to have an intelligence that is even higher than that of humans. No to mention that their metal bodies also give them super-human strength.
Susan Calvin has experienced most of the creation of robots, from their inception to the current days, where they are used everywhere, from mining to infrastructure maintenance and even space exploration.
The interviewer proceeds to follow her around and insists on interviewing her about different historical facts about the development of the positronic brains and robots, at U.S. Robots…
