The AI Dystopia
Artificial intelligence is changing our society in ways as profound as those in the agricultural revolution, the industrial revolution, and the information revolution, of which it is part.
Where is it taking us? To a bright, shining future, or to a dark and oppressive world?
The AI Dystopia is a vision of the hell on Earth that we may be creating for ourselves and for our children, one where the AIs are watching our every move, ready to punish us for the smallest infraction. With their ability to digest the torrent of information they collect it is almost as if they can read our minds.
There has never been another technology with such frightful potential for abuse and tyranny. Heretic, beware! Your thoughts will betray you.
Terms of Service: Subject to change without Notice
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.
A shining feat of literary sci-fi in a totalitarian futuristic society — Independent Book Review
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.
Sound familiar? Want to know more? Then read on.
A wonderfully complex and thoroughly immersive book perfect for readers who grew up on dystopian YA — The Prairies Book Review.
A smashing, energetic installment in this futuristic series that keeps getting better — Kirkus.
A Guide to the AI Dystopia and Glossary
The world of The AI Dystopia is disturbing familiar, a place where people’s lives are a lot like our own. Like us, they have boring jobs in the city, spend an inordinate amount of time on social media or with their noses pressed in their mobiles, and spend a lot of time watching videos and playing computer games.
Oh, and the AIs watch everything they do.
This Guide to the AI Dystopia, available only here on my website, provides a wealth of background material on this world that I have created. It includes a glossary, explaining some of the unusual linguistic constructs from this 23rd century society; an in-depth discussion of the political structure; an overview of the technological basis of this society, including artificial intelligence; and more.
Whether you have finished the books, or are just getting started, dive on in. You won’t be disappointed!