Artificial Condition

How does Murderbot's sense of irony and/or use of sarcasm affect Artificial Condition’s tone?

Murderbot seeks an epiphany: a moment of sudden and great revelation. To what degree does its experience in Ganaka Pit achieve this epiphany and how does that event impact its characterization before and after its visit?

Compare Murderbot in Artificial Condition and All Systems Red. In what ways has it changed and how do these changes impact Well’s exploration of The Line Between Human and Machine?

What does the novella’s representation of thinking machines like Murderbot and ART say about contemporary discussions surrounding AI?

How does Murderbot and ART’s relationship affect each of their characters, and how does the novella use that relationship to comment on The Line Between Human and Machine and/or The Quest for Purpose?

How does Artificial Condition portray corporations and capitalism through its setting, characters, and plot?

Murderbot is a constant consumer of media, while also producing its own media in the form of The Murderbot Diaries. How does Wells tie together Murderbot and the reader’s experiences, and what does that connection mean for the novella’s larger discussion of fiction and reality?

Focus on the novella’s title: Artificial Condition. What are the various ways that Wells uses the concept of artificiality to comment on The Line Between Human and Machine?