Books Benjamín Labatut's novel 'The Maniac' follows an AI scientist troubled by his work 7:58am October 07, 2023 by Scott Simon Author Interviews Share URL copied to clipboard! Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. 300x250 Ad 300x250 Ad Support quality journalism, like the story above, with your gift right now. Donate