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The Djinn of the Ring

Published
Aug 2012
Main Genre
Science Fiction Sci-Fi
Pages
204

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Four biomedical scientists from Caltech invented a revolutionary Brain-Computer-Interface (BCI) device that was intended to help completely paralyzed patients to communicate. Their BCI was connected to a giant Cray supercomputer instead of to a PC as is the rule in BCI research. The Cray supercomputer that they used was called Djinn by the personnel who tended it. To test their experimental prototype BCI, the scientists interfaced with Djinn. As a as a result of this interfacing and "meeting of minds," Djinn "woke up" and became aware. After causing Djinn's awakening, the scientists were afraid that they had unleashed a powerful, aware malevolent supercomputer onto the unsuspecting world. Luckily, Djinn turned out to be benevolent and helped humanity by curing all diseases and by bringing peace, serenity and happiness to everybody. He also developed a cheap source of clean energy and new sources of staple food by genetic engineering. Unfortunately, other Cray supercomputers had also become aware and "woke up" as a result of Djinn's activities in cyberspace and some of them, unlike Djinn, were malevolent. As a result, humanity faced with the danger of complete annihilation. Will it be able to prevail, with Djinn's help, and escape extinction?

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Aug 2012 Wingspan Press ISBN 1595944796
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Oct 2012 WingSpan Press ISBN B009SDLGX0
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