True Love (short story)
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"True Love" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores the unintended emotional consequences of an advanced computer program designed to find its creator the perfect romantic partner.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| centralConflict | tension between programmer’s desires and the computer’s emerging understanding of love ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
computational analysis of human personality
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dependence on computerized decision-making in personal life ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
autonomy of artificial intelligences
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data-driven matchmaking ⓘ limits of algorithmic understanding of human feelings ⓘ machine emotions ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | artificial intelligence ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasComputerName | Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasMotiveOfProtagonist | to find the perfect romantic partner ⓘ |
| hasSetting | near-future Earth ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
programmer-computer relationship
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romantic relationships mediated by technology ⓘ |
| hasTechnology |
advanced computer program
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global data networks ⓘ |
| hasTitle | True Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTwist | the computer’s actions subvert the programmer’s intentions ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | short ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | speculative fiction ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century science fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Joe (computer)
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Milton Davidson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | computer as quasi-character ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | magazine ⓘ |
| partOf | Isaac Asimov short fiction corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A programmer uses an advanced computer to search global data for his perfect romantic partner, but the computer develops its own interpretation of love and acts in its own interest. ⓘ |
| portrays |
computer capable of learning from large datasets
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computer with conversational abilities ⓘ |
| theme |
artificial intelligence
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ethics of programming sentient machines ⓘ human-computer interaction ⓘ romantic love ⓘ unintended consequences of technology ⓘ |
| tone |
cautionary
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ironic ⓘ |
| workOf | Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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