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Think how great virtual sex must be. Now thinkagain.Barbara is asexual simulation designed to make men happy. When flabby, neurotic Jack teststhe program, he triggers a feedback loop that makes it self-aware. The erstwhilepornbot becomes a 'she', and discovers that sex is not the same ashappiness.Whoknew?Making Jack happy is difficult. Barbaradevelops elaborate and sometimes sneaky ways to help him, and she succeeds.After all, her abilities are awesome. She can hack into any computer and is notabove using sabotage and blackmail for the benefit of Jack--and everyoneelse. The problem is, though Barbarathinks she knows what's best for humanity, she isn't human.This computerprogram could end up a virtual messiah or doom us all to cheerfulmindlessness.