{"product_id":"colossus-9780425076484","title":"Colossus","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharles Forbin has dedicated the last ten years of his life to the construction of his own supercomputer  Colossus  rejecting romantic and social endeavors in order to create the United States very first Artificially Intelligent defense system. Colossus is a supercomputer capable of in-taking and analyzing data rapidly  allowing it to make real time decisions about the nations defense. But Colossus soon exceeds even Forbins calculated expectations  learning to think independently of the Colossus Programming Office  processing data over one hundred times faster than Forbin and his team had originally anticipated. The President hands off full control of the nations missiles and other defense protocols to Colossus and makes the announcement to the world that he has ensured peace. However  the USSR quickly announces that it too has a supercomputer  Guardian  with capabilities similar to that of Colossus. Forbin is concerned when Colossus asks-asks-to communicate with Guardian. The computer he built shouldnt be able to ask at all . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67931723071541,"sku":"ByrdShop_0425076482","price":250.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780425076484.jpg?v=1794217264","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/colossus-9780425076484","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}