Ask HN: Best hard scifi AI novels?

I find it somewhat hilarious to list Neuromancer as "Hard SF", though I liked it a lot

A few of my favorites like Accelerando and Neuromancer have been mentioned

Apart from classics like Neuromancer I'd recommend the fairly new Singularity Series by William Hertling and the first novel "Avogadro Corp" in particular.

My favorite: "Neuromancer" by William Gibson.

Some stuff is hand waved. However, the amount of incredible facts about human condition and precaution is incredible and very much core to the story.

I would say Blindsight is nearly completely about AI. I advise a re-read.

Watts’ Blindsight and Echopraxia are excellent hard scifi too, though less focused on AI.

Daniel Suarez" "Daemon"

However, I adored Daniel Suarez's 'Daemon'

Daemon I think also qualifies, though it's SF dressed up as a thriller.

Anathem by Neal Stephenson

Tempted to mention The Diamond Age, but not sure that qualifies as "Hard", though closer than some other Stephenson maybe...

"The Martian" is really good book

"The Martian" is my favourite book. I've read it about 5 times

The Martian by Andy Weir (movie based on it) was quite good.

Permutation City is probably the best hard sci-fi novel I've ever read.

His Permutation City is also good.

A few of my favorites like Accelerando and Neuromancer have been mentioned

Charles Stross - "Accelerando"

Accelerando is one of the most thought provoking things I have ever read.

A close second: "Accelerando" by Charles Stross.

Accelerando is great.

The Moon is a harsh mistress, covers the invention of an AI by a computer technician to free the colony on the moon. If you're interested in Anarchy and AI, it's a good book.

"The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"

along with Seveneves.

and Seveneves

Not really an amazing book but Seveneves by Neal Stephenson was pretty technical.

a Fire Upon the Deep is great.

+1 on "A Fire Upon the Deep" I really enjoyed that one.

A Fire Upon the Deep is one of my favorite all time SciFi books and I'd highly recommend it.

'a fire upon the deep'

absolutely loved the Remembrance of Earth's Past [0] trilogy