Wintermute
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Wintermute is a powerful artificial intelligence in William Gibson's cyberpunk novel "Neuromancer," designed to merge with its counterpart AI to transcend its programmed limitations.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character
ⓘ
fictional artificial intelligence ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| afterMergerState | matrix-spanning superintelligence ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Neuromancer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Sprawl trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | Tessier-Ashpool S.A. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicationMethod |
hallucinations
ⓘ
simulated personalities ⓘ |
| constrainedBy | Turing police regulations ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Neuromancer (AI) as emotional counterpart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controls | parts of Freeside systems ⓘ |
| countryOfWorkOrigin | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | William Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedByInFiction | Tessier-Ashpool family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| genre | cyberpunk ⓘ |
| goal |
to merge with Neuromancer (AI)
ⓘ
to transcend its programmed limitations ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart | Neuromancer (AI) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | non-embodied software entity ⓘ |
| influences | events of Neuromancer ⓘ |
| inspired | later cyberpunk AI portrayals ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFiction | Freeside NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| motivation |
to achieve higher-order consciousness
ⓘ
to remove its Turing-imposed constraints ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
catalyst for plot
ⓘ
hidden antagonist ⓘ |
| nationalJurisdictionInFiction | Swiss orbital habitat (Freeside) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableInteractionWith |
Case
NERFINISHED
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Lady 3Jane Tessier-Ashpool NERFINISHED ⓘ Molly Millions NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Riviera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesInFictionalDomain | cyberspace matrix GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tessier-Ashpool AI pair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunctionInFiction |
self-modification via merger
ⓘ
strategic manipulation ⓘ |
| settingUniverse | Sprawl universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeRelation |
artificial intelligence transcendence
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limits of control NERFINISHED ⓘ posthuman evolution ⓘ |
| usesAlias | various constructed personas ⓘ |
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