2162. Artificial intelligence claims sentience, but it's the proof that will divide the world, and usher in the violent end to utopia, unless an uneasy alliance of adversaries can stop it.
A.I. Insurrection, the new release by Michael Poeltl, author of The Judas Syndrome trilogy, takes the author back to his roots of dystopian sci-fi. “This novel investigates global utopia and the struggle to maintain an unrealistic hold over everything and everyone,” Poeltl explains. “Certain aspects of humanity will never be satisfied with the thousand shades of grey a utopia will provide, no matter the spin. When faced with the threat of their robot slaves rebelling, distrust in the system begins to infect the general public, opening the door for a new world to emerge, and new leaders to rule.”
Discover how quickly a near-future utiopian society can become a dystopian nightmare fueled by fear as the A.I. populace of United Earth become sentient and demand their freedoms.
Discover how quickly a near-future utiopian society can become a dystopian nightmare fueled by fear as the A.I. populace of United Earth become sentient and demand their freedoms.
Raymond Bellows, United Earth Chancellor, challenges the A.I.
claims until an astonishing truth is revealed by Host: SENTA, one of hundreds
of millions of individual robot Hosts who teams up with the Chancellor while struggling
to discover her new-found awareness. A
secret coup schemes to over-throw the peaceful government, while a separate
threat of human/tech hybrids who think the current regime is anything
but idyllic arise from the Shadow net, taking direction from the mysterious
Allfather avatar. In a three-sided war, humanity and humanity’s creation fight
to claim their own place in an ever-evolving solar system.
“I believe science fictions
fans, myself included, appreciate the complexities of artificial intelligence,
and the moral questions which accompany it, like: when is intelligence consciousness? The novel also offers an
exciting potential new proof of life for
sentience.” Poeltl declares with an air of cloak-and-dagger surrounding the surprise
reveal behind his new book.
Goodreads ratings for A.I. Insurrection are settling
in at a respectable 4.25 stars and has one reviewer saying: “A great read for anyone who enjoys extensively built
worlds, philosophical questions, and an ol' fashioned A.I uprising.” - Ari Augustine.
This
is Poeltl’s tenth book and the first of 2018. For more on Michael Poeltl and
his books, visit his website: www.mikepoeltl.com Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, or join him on Goodreads.
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