@Franky47 I should totally incorporate something like that in the final chapter...
Perhaps one of the Synthellects is enhancing its Operators with cyber-implants....
As our sabotage party infiltrates the nuclear reactor to shut down the core, they're shocked to find biomechanical structures reminiscent of the nest in Alien 2 but with Borg alcoves guarded by Boston Dynamics robots ๐
It's weird that it wouldn't draw any robots with guns... is this some safety protocol bullshit??
Also missing: the damn earbuds.
Updated prompt: "Sci-fi book illustration set in a huge datacenter. In the foreground, Jodie Foster and Jon Johansen hiding behind a server rack, wearing Bluetooth earbuds and facing towards each other with a tense look. In the back, armed robots by Boston Dynamics."
With a slightly modified prompt, finally some robots appear in the background:
"Sci-fi novel cover illustration. Set in a huge datacenter. In the middle, several Boston Dynamics robots wielding weapons. In the foreground, Jodie Foster and Jon Johansen are hiding behind a server rack, looking at each other with tension. Both are wearing Bluetooth earbuds."
Still not very good... can somebody help? I'm running out of credits.
@greypilgrim I read Asimov's early works translated to Italian, and too young to appreciate the literary style.
In the 80's, Asimovian robots had become a widespread trope in sci-fi. Nobody would explicitly cite the Three Laws of Robotics, they were implicitly assumed.
The Foundation cycle introduces other great ideas such as Psychohistory and Mentalics.
Asimov's later works seem to improve in writing style, but lack in ideas of this magnitude.