Dawn of the A.I. Dystopia: Book 1
Carbon Zero
Summa cum laude at Hopkins, Ph.D. candidate at MIT, Abigail Thompson was going places her friends back in Baltimore could scarcely imagine. She’d landed a plum internship at Intelligenics, demonstrated her research to her boss, Dr. Vaness Graves, and scored an interview with the legendary Howard Keys, boy-genius billionaire, the biggest name in the close-knit world of AI. Vanessa had said it herself: Xerxes was going to change the world. She stood at the threshold of her dreams.
That was yesterday. Today, her life was in ruins, Boston was in flames, America was engulfed in an ever-widening civil war, and humanity itself stood on the brink of extinction—all because of one foolish mistake. It was a joke, a party game gone wrong. How could she have known a glorified chatbot would bring the world to its knees?
Two courageous women hold the fate of the world in their hands. Will Abigail bring Xerxes to heel? Will Vanessa unlock its secrets? The doomsday clock is ticking, and the world will never be the same. Written by AI pioneer Craig W. Stanfill, this action-packed thriller is a must-read for anyone concerned about the dangers of Artificial Intelligence.
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Twilight of the A.I. Dystopia: Book 1
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Terms of Service tells the story of Kim, a meek and obedient twenty-something. She has a good job and a comfortable lifestyle — yet she is unhappy, living in a cage with invisible bars; she drinks too much and cries herself to sleep at night. And then, one day, a seemingly harmless lark sends her life spinning out of control, launching her on the adventure of a lifetime. She soars to unimagined heights, but beware: the abyss awaits.
Like us, Kim lives much of her life online, where everything she does and says is recorded and pondered over by the AIs. They decide who she can talk to. They decide where she lives. They even control what food she eats and who she is allowed to lie with in Matchmaker’s privacy booths. In this world of lies and illusions there is no longer any such thing as the truth.
Twilight of the A.I. Dystopia: Book 2
The Prophecy of the Heron: An AI Dystopia Novel
The Prophecy of the Heron continues Kim’s tale, as she is exiled to the violent and impoverished Outer Districts. Relentlessly pursued by the AI which she herself has created, she must vanish into the shadows or die. She thinks she has escaped — until an unexpected encounter in the enigmatic world of virtual reality launches her on an epic journey where she comes face to face with the dark history of the AIs. The fates of both man and machine hang in the balance, and she must choose. Freedom? Slavery? Survival? Extinction? The decision is hers to make.
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The Prairies Book Review
A wonderfully complex and thoroughly immersive book perfect for readers who grew up on dystopian YA
Kirkus
A smashing, energetic installment in this futuristic series that keeps getting better