The setting switches from Istanbul to Freeside, which is an orbital city (see image). While there Case befriends Maelcum, a Rastafarian local with a stereotypical Rastafarian personality. Maelcum joins Case, Molly, Armitage, Peter Riviera and Dixie on their quest to get more information about the Tessier-Ashpools and the Artificial Intelligences they created. Early on in part three the theme of what makes us human is questioned by the Dixie Flatline because he is a Read-Only-Memory construct. Soon after the reader discovers that the AI named Wintermute wants to merge with his sibling AI Neuromancer to form a Super Al.
Note: The two AIs names are Wintermute and Neuromancer. Wintermute wants to merge with Neuromancer because Neuromancer has the ability to copy minds which Wintermute does not. Long story short Wintermute wants to merge with Neuromancer to gain power.
Note: The two AIs names are Wintermute and Neuromancer. Wintermute wants to merge with Neuromancer because Neuromancer has the ability to copy minds which Wintermute does not. Long story short Wintermute wants to merge with Neuromancer to gain power.
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| This is a rough design of what Freeside might look like according to one of Gibson's fans. |
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