Harry Benjamin has narrated 4 audiobooks on Listento.it by 4 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.5★ across 2 ratings. The most-rated is AI Civil Rights.
AI Civil Rights
Summary
"The key issue as to whether or not a non-biological entity deserves rights really comes down to whether or not it's conscious. Does it have feelings?"- Ray Kurzweil "Whether we are based on carbon or on silicon makes no fundamental difference; we should each be treated with appropriate respect." - Arthur C. Clarke, 2010: Odyssey Two "The folks at Singularity Hub pose the following question - if/when an artificial intelligence is created that matches the intellect of a human, should such intelligences be granted full civil rights?" - Alex Knapp, Forbes This book really needed to be written. The Bill of Rights, applied to artificial intelligence. Food for thought.
©2016 Jason P Doherty (P)2016 Jason P Doherty
Shadows of the Underwizard
Summary
As four runaways on the cusp of adulthood bristle at their homeland's restrictions, they are pursued by agents both otherworldly and all too human. Along the way, as portents spell the return of ancient magics and forgotten monstrosities, they find themselves thrust into the chaos of prophecy, schisms, and war. In this debut to The Godhead Wars series, Stephen Spears presents a fast-paced fantasy epic that bridges a world's past and present, brings its people's hopes and fears to life, and pits good against evil in a rich new universe.
©2011 Stephen Spears (P)2017 Stephen Spears
Nature's Servant
Summary
Shirukai Sestin has been defeated. His demonic forces have been destroyed, and peace has been restored to the city of Helioport. Gaspi begins his studies again, but Hephistole, the chancellor of the college, has an unusual task for him - Gaspi is to leave the college and spend several months living in the wild with a reclusive druid called Heath, where he is to learn the closely-guarded secrets of elemental magic.
In the Ruined City of Elmera, Shirukai Sestin summons Bale-beasts from the lower planes of existence. Bale-beasts are feeders, draining and hoarding magical energy until they are glutted before transforming into something far more deadly; a Darkman. Sestin's Bale-beasts terrorized the pagan tribes of the North, slaking their dreadful thirst by feeding on the primitive, shamanic magic-users. If even one Bale-beast transforms into a Darkman, Sestin will gain control of the ultimate assassin, and send it to destroy his enemies. Blissfully ignorant of the impending danger, Gaspi doesn't realize that he must unveil the secrets of elemental magic, or all may be lost.
©2013 Duncan Pile (P)2017 Duncan Pile
Writer's Retweet
Summary
Horrifying illusions. Classified government operations. Heavily guarded secrets. Cryptic rumors. Dangerous prisoners. Irresistible passion. Demonic magic. Piers Anthony weaves this and more into Writer's Retweet, a collection of five short stories abounding in the adventure, magic, and naughtiness that fans have come to know and love from this author. In "Experiment", "Discovery", and "Mission", painfully average Bigelow Bilge and Paula Plaintiff are thrust unwillingly into a world fraught with terrifying, victim-specific illusions. Who - or what - is the source of these horrifying encounters? Why have Bigelow and Paula been targeted? A newspaper reporter in "Dull Street Incident" gets wind of a delicious scandal rumored to have punctuated a stale suburban street. Menacing prisoners, conniving teenage girls, and one well-kept secret leads this reporter to the story of a lifetime. But who will believe it? In "Forbidden Fruit", dowdy, middle-aged Edith happens upon a mysterious fruit that completely alters her life - and the life of Kent, an attractive young neighbor. Seduced by her newfound magical abilities and rediscovered sex appeal, Edith plunges into a world filled with demons, pleasure, and unthinkable risk.
©2016 Kristi King-Morgan (P)2017 Kristi King-Morgan