&#x27;Society of the Mind&#x27;[1] by Eric L Harry is a great sci-fi read about AI and has this as a major part of the premise. I read it a few years ago and recently bought a copy, re-read it.  Still excellent.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.co.uk&#x2F;gp&#x2F;product&#x2F;B00SRV9UGE&#x2F;ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=B00SRV9UGE&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=madswor09-21" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.co.uk&#x2F;gp&#x2F;product&#x2F;B00SRV9UGE&#x2F;ref=as_li_tl?i...</a>