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Someone mentioned a scifi short story with link to online version that I followed & read. The story was about a uploaded-human AI-spaceship that for a time worked as a asteroid miner. After a single overmind takes over 1st the inner planets, then the whole solar system, the protagonist to flee to insterstellar space, but is pursued by an overmind ship.

Been trying to find the story/title/author since, with no success.

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"The Long Chase", https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12192254

That discussion has links to books with similar stories. Enjoy.

Thank you! I've often wanted to point others at it in discussions on topics ranging from blockchain forks to 'friendly AI'. I even posed a question on Quora to try to find it – https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-scifi-short-story-name-autho... – now updated with your pointer.

This book? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32109569-we-are-legion-w...

If this isn't what the GP is referring to, it should be. I found this book and it's sequel a very fun and quick read.

I remember that story, but I sadly can't point you to a link. If you liked that story, you might also like The Egg [], though, which I also found via HN.

[] http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html

Asterisks don't work as you expect on HN.

Love this thread and the books mentioned. Folks might also enjoy “We are Legion” by Dennis Taylor: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32109569

I found and lost a similar story. There were no mentions of human characters, only programs that were evolving in their own digital space. It was a standard HTML page amongst a collection of other works, not a book.

Lots of Greg Egan work covers such ground, if that helps!

I think you're right. Could have sworn I had looked through his works already, but looking again I found this: http://www.gregegan.net/DIASPORA/01/Orphanogenesis.html

Dammit, I know the one you mean and I can't remember where I read it either. Hopefully someone will help us out.

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