The Force That Through the Circuit Drives the Current

'''Zelazny, Roger. "The Force That Through the Circuit Drives the Current."' Science Fiction Discoveries''. Frederik Pohl and Christopher Pohl, eds. New York: Bantam, 1976. Coll. Unicorn Variations. (c) 1983. New York: Timescape-Pocket, n.d. [S. F.] Book Club Edition.

Precursor of "Home Is the Hangman" (q.v.), in which RZ plays with the idea of a telefactor (a machine with a far-removed human operator) achieving true AI—and autonomy, so far as any creature can have autonomy.

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