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"Peace on Earth" (Pokój na Ziemi) is a novel by Creator/StanislawLem. Despite featuring Ijon Tichy as the protagonist, it's done in a lot more serious tone compared to ''Literature/TheStarDiaries''. The novel takes place some time after a global disarmament achieved by moving arsenals of the entire Earth to UsefulNotes/{{the Moon}}, with each one setting up a simulated evolution to ensure the arms race continues. However, before long the powers behind the project find themselves worried about a possible RobotUprising. That's when Tichy enters the picture, and finds that between the Moon surface and the Earth politics, the former just might be a safer place, after all...
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"Peace on Earth" (Pokój na Ziemi) is a novel by Creator/StanislawLem. Despite featuring Ijon Tichy as the protagonist, it's done in a lot more serious tone compared to ''Literature/TheStarDiaries''. The novel takes place some time after a global disarmament achieved by moving arsenals of the entire Earth to the Moon, with each one setting up a simulated evolution to ensure the arms race continues. However, before long the powers behind the project find themselves worried about a possible RobotUprising. That's when Tichy enters the picture, and finds that between the Moon surface and the Earth politics, the former just might be a safer place, after all...
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"Peace on Earth" (Pokój na Ziemi) is a novel by Creator/StanislawLem. Despite featuring Ijon Tichy as the protagonist, it's done in a lot more serious tone compared to ''Literature/TheStarDiaries''. The novel takes place some time after a global disarmament achieved by moving arsenals of the entire Earth to the Moon, UsefulNotes/{{the Moon}}, with each one setting up a simulated evolution to ensure the arms race continues. However, before long the powers behind the project find themselves worried about a possible RobotUprising. That's when Tichy enters the picture, and finds that between the Moon surface and the Earth politics, the former just might be a safer place, after all...
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* GambitPileup: The entire Lunar Agency and the disarmament project are this, almost to an extent of being a FlockOfWolves.
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* FlockOfWolves: Nearly everyone in the Lunar Agency has a hidden agenda.
* GambitPileup:The entire Happens twice. First when automatic weapons research projects on the Moon attack each other, later when the Lunar Agency and attempts to investigate the disarmament project are this, almost to an extent of being a FlockOfWolves.issue by sending Tichy over.
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* AttackReflector: The first defensive trick Tichy encounters on the Moon. It was enough to stop previous exploreration attempts in their tracks.
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: The mere possibility of it is enough to endanger Tichy's life. Some parties are worried about what he might've actually found on the Moon, while others are more worried what he could decide tell instead of the truth.
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: The mere possibility of it this is enough to endanger put Tichy's life. life in jeopardy. Some parties are worried about what he might've actually found discovered on the Moon, while others are more worried about what he could decide to tell instead of the truth.
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Tichy loses memories of how his mission ended. However, his newly acquired split personality retains that memory.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: Tichy's split personality was trying to communicate with his dominant personality using Morse code. Despite being fluent in it, Tichy failed to notice those attempts.
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"Peace on Earth" (Pokój na Ziemi) is a novel by Creator/StanislawLem. Despite featuring Ijon Tichy as the protagonist, it's done in a lot more serious tone compared to ''Literature/TheStarDiaries''. The novel takes place some time after a global disarmament achieved by moving arsenals of the entire Earth to the Moon, with each one setting up a simulated evolution to ensure the arms race continues. However, before long the powers behind the project find themselves worried about a possible RobotUprising. That's when Tichy enters the picture, and finds that between the Moon surface and the Earth politics, the former just might be a safer place, after all...
'''Unmarked spoilers ahead.'''
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* AIIsACrapshoot: Discussed and averted. It's impossible to determine if automated weapon development systems went rogue, or were programmed to break the disarmament rules by their creators. Additionally, the ultimate threat from the Moon does not appear to be sentient at all.
* AffablyEvil: One of the robots Tichy encounters is surprisingly talkative, telling Tichy that he doesn't want to fight anyone. Right until he disables Tichy's [[RemoteBody scout robot]] and cuts it open.
* ApocalypseHow: [[ApocalypseHow/Class1 Class 1]], due to global electronic disruption.
* AttackReflector: The first defensive trick Tichy encounters on the Moon. It was enough to stop previous exploreration attempts in their tracks.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Some of the Moon robots were designed to kill or disable humans, rather than destroy other robots. When a free-for-all war between sectors had begun, those models were quickly sidelined due to the lack of appropriate targets.
* GambitPileup: The entire Lunar Agency and the disarmament project are this, almost to an extent of being a FlockOfWolves.
* GreyGoo: Downplayed. The ultimate Moon threat can reproduce itself, but only does so in a limited manner. It also completely ignores older tech and living creatures.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: The mere possibility of it is enough to endanger Tichy's life. Some parties are worried about what he might've actually found on the Moon, while others are more worried what he could decide tell instead of the truth.
* HowWeGotHere: Good chunk of the novel is a retrospective [[FramingDevice recorded by Tichy]].
* JobStealingRobot: In a rare variant, robots stole ''military'' jobs, being better soldiers, strategists, weapon designers, et cetera.
* LetNoCrisisGoToWaste: The Lunar agency pulls this when someone attempts to assassinate Tichy.
* MechanicalAnimals: Some of the products of the automated lunar arms race look like this. Or at least that's the best way Tichy can describe them.
* MechanicalEvolution: Started in each lunar sector by the country owning it, with disastrous results.
* MicrobotSwarm: The ultimate scout robot used by Tichy during the mission is this, though this one is bordering on NanoTechnology. A simpler versions are mentioned in the backstory.
* PatrioticFervor: A robot found in a Russian sector behaves like this.
* RemoteBody: Scout robots Tichy uses during his mission are operated like this. They transmit not only visual and radio data, but also temperature and vibration, much to Tichy's discomfort. In the backstory this technology also caused a crisis on Earth, especially when [[SexBot sexbots]] hit the market.
* SplitPersonality: Tichy suffers this to an extent during his Moon mission, probably as a side effect of an experimental weapon. It takes a while for them to get along.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Tichy is expected to become one, since the results of his investigation of the state of the Lunar project could upset the delicate political balance on Earth. He turns out to be one for [[GreyGoo an entirely different reason]].
'''Unmarked spoilers ahead.'''
!!!This work includes examples of:
* AIIsACrapshoot: Discussed and averted. It's impossible to determine if automated weapon development systems went rogue, or were programmed to break the disarmament rules by their creators. Additionally, the ultimate threat from the Moon does not appear to be sentient at all.
* AffablyEvil: One of the robots Tichy encounters is surprisingly talkative, telling Tichy that he doesn't want to fight anyone. Right until he disables Tichy's [[RemoteBody scout robot]] and cuts it open.
* ApocalypseHow: [[ApocalypseHow/Class1 Class 1]], due to global electronic disruption.
* AttackReflector: The first defensive trick Tichy encounters on the Moon. It was enough to stop previous exploreration attempts in their tracks.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Some of the Moon robots were designed to kill or disable humans, rather than destroy other robots. When a free-for-all war between sectors had begun, those models were quickly sidelined due to the lack of appropriate targets.
* GambitPileup: The entire Lunar Agency and the disarmament project are this, almost to an extent of being a FlockOfWolves.
* GreyGoo: Downplayed. The ultimate Moon threat can reproduce itself, but only does so in a limited manner. It also completely ignores older tech and living creatures.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: The mere possibility of it is enough to endanger Tichy's life. Some parties are worried about what he might've actually found on the Moon, while others are more worried what he could decide tell instead of the truth.
* HowWeGotHere: Good chunk of the novel is a retrospective [[FramingDevice recorded by Tichy]].
* JobStealingRobot: In a rare variant, robots stole ''military'' jobs, being better soldiers, strategists, weapon designers, et cetera.
* LetNoCrisisGoToWaste: The Lunar agency pulls this when someone attempts to assassinate Tichy.
* MechanicalAnimals: Some of the products of the automated lunar arms race look like this. Or at least that's the best way Tichy can describe them.
* MechanicalEvolution: Started in each lunar sector by the country owning it, with disastrous results.
* MicrobotSwarm: The ultimate scout robot used by Tichy during the mission is this, though this one is bordering on NanoTechnology. A simpler versions are mentioned in the backstory.
* PatrioticFervor: A robot found in a Russian sector behaves like this.
* RemoteBody: Scout robots Tichy uses during his mission are operated like this. They transmit not only visual and radio data, but also temperature and vibration, much to Tichy's discomfort. In the backstory this technology also caused a crisis on Earth, especially when [[SexBot sexbots]] hit the market.
* SplitPersonality: Tichy suffers this to an extent during his Moon mission, probably as a side effect of an experimental weapon. It takes a while for them to get along.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Tichy is expected to become one, since the results of his investigation of the state of the Lunar project could upset the delicate political balance on Earth. He turns out to be one for [[GreyGoo an entirely different reason]].
