Murderbot hitches a ride on a massive, sentient university research vessel that it initially thinks is just a dumb bot. Spoiler: It is not. ART is a hyper-intelligent, deeply sarcastic, and surprisingly fussy AI that controls an entire ship. ART has opinions. ART has feelings. And ART absolutely refuses to let Murderbot watch its media in peace without making snarky comments.
And then there’s the reveal. Without spoilers: The incident wasn’t as simple as “Murderbot went crazy.” The truth is corporate, cold, and heartbreaking. It forces Murderbot to confront the fact that even its own memories can’t be trusted. Artificial Condition- The Murderbot Diaries
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells: When Your Road Trip Buddy is a Genocidal Transport Ship Murderbot hitches a ride on a massive, sentient