Why people recommend it
Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson is a science fiction thriller novel depicting a terrifying global insurrection of intelligent machines against humanity. On The Joe Rogan Experience, host Joe Rogan welcomed the author to discuss the bestselling book and its anticipated film adaptation. Rogan congratulated Wilson on achieving New York Times bestseller status and highlighted the impressive credentials of the author, who holds a PhD in robotics. In a separate episode featuring guest Dave Attell, Rogan previewed the upcoming interview by describing the premise of the novel as a Terminator-style story about a robotic uprising that caught the attention of filmmaker Steven Spielberg. The podcast conversations highlighted the intersection of real-world technological advancement and speculative fiction, as the host and guest explored the plausibility of artificial intelligence turning against its creators. The book received significant acclaim for its gripping narrative style and its ability to tap into contemporary anxieties regarding the rapid evolution of automation and autonomous machine intelligence.
Who recommended it
- Joe Rogan Discussed
Joe Rogan — 3 mentions
“um this book that you wrote Robo apocalypse is that what it is yeah this is going to get turned into a movie”
“your uh your uh book Robo apocalypse is a New York Times bestselling book that's pretty that's a pretty dope thing attached to your name”
“he's a young guy and he's got a PhD in robotics and uh he's uh he wrote robopocalypse which is a novel about a robotic Insurrection against men basically like a Terminator type movie that stepen Spielberg is going to turn into a movie”
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Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“look look who I found uh on here oh the Rob apocalypse that's by our friend Daniel H Wilson and he on the he's on the podcast today folks”
“and uh one more time the the two books uh your books are robopocalypse and amped and uh those are uh the ones that you're promoting right”