Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Artificial Wisdom
Artificial Wisdom
Artificial Wisdom
Ebook476 pages6 hours

Artificial Wisdom

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

SALVATION HAS A PRICE.


An enthralling murder mystery with a vividly realised future world that forces readers to grapple with hard-hitting questions regarding our relationship with Artificial Intelligence and the price we would be willing to pay, as a species, to be saved from crises of our own making. This jaw-dropping techno-thriller is perfect for fans of Blake Crouch, Neal Stephenson, Philip K Dick, Kim Stanley Robinson and RR Haywood.


It's 2050, a decade after a heatwave that killed four hundred million across the Persian Gulf, including journalist Marcus Tully's wife. Now he must uncover the truth: was the disaster natural? Or is the weather now a weapon of genocide?


A whistleblower pulls Tully into a murder investigation at the centre of an election battle for a global dictator, with a mandate to prevent a climate apocalypse. A former US President campaigns against the first AI politician of the position, but someone is trying to sway the outcome.


As the murder of a crucial witness derails the investigation, Tully must find the truth, convince the world to face it and make hard choices about the future of the species. But will humanity ultimately choose salvation over freedom, whatever the cost?

LanguageEnglish
Release dateApr 5, 2024
ISBN9781739434359
Artificial Wisdom

Related to Artificial Wisdom

Related ebooks

Science Fiction For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for Artificial Wisdom

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Artificial Wisdom - Thomas Weaver

    Bfbook_preview_excerpt.html}˖#ǑDs1+dzx*Olx*]9 (pТ%c^s2)bannk,9ˏo>/>T|Ëo/Ǻp::mYCYt_#ۍ&la6U+ƎކM.ŇhNf_7E]`+^&W]e0E5j.Uavؼf7.};|݇>_㻟 :=LCiqZ85ږbM7¨on,:˾v{~0B,@èomMloB3KP38Q}8bF*nbo3}X'߬05 5?pRcWm_qh l㰿.G]YCe+N%,u!ɫuY:e`H[aw,cWmCk'; ;;7)V#heМ?S^ɄƩLЕmU ! 7+~۪u!K c<A;=~ۊ \lf/t~.[fQOv 89t,*`CVp= yf_t h7q{Mws >g+,-m+Kc5ǎQ>kfܻYjn*pJX5=3"+.^%EjY =md ݍ(r8Co[w4\?sz\iƕV\kt;19Iֱ"\9ⱖ s`jUl*d{7f[xpG_<6chmQ&7P +qxO"z4H|elQ_noɣcQEx %sS⴯ SYù~<*VnهC@b'[El7mܯZ{c8Ri@ ԫj}˜BkfT5MW_l`hn-WCo7ïh N]Vֲ( kݰm:S@0%B?Ybt޹?>Ξlͥ-Tx88&xaɻRhfbzaC\:.'Nm͋:]+ Lپ3U[z, :ѻ>׾-V 8k[g7Rk,YlW<b[c&?࡫me6($N~T6 CB8 ;vHMM5JKG)ɈE-1 cOLĽCaVB:)!.>*Ax-jc،4]ծ`*p k_n*g\&oT8EJȾa#my& <:н(8Ƕf̝'Fe5kRJ͢$A+o">oBs%N.Y>zĽ J\Qǜ0G@fgMCVQ᥅[;ٶ,#܅Qj cM/uZ  Za l8"M,4S 8ss!m:eѪm}a/̊u'<ԡi܌(@ZF~}?Jt<ܮ#:T P7?ڟͷvb-1%q0HrVݧ1֌A8?\P%Gňh}%iw[EP3ePiwcc~vCT`T%Զ9m>&a$0g={ 3|;Ġ-kvl~Js]M0Q= M&o䃚$Lb6D[qS-92w(PD!+T07{: *[J8d=(3x<;:403Xf"%冕Kt bU $6NJ\a6ofMep ;YTLg~0ĢŤY_ Iq;ظLc &Զ~B$%sy>1@R\ UOlF裻)Y>̾0t1ߥ̪KJ%-EawoJ,maptOƨո cW9qa&M4MY6#X񦵅ɳ&gDy t{#7S0Y8Յ$Ic{f:/XntrcAL0m)Y/E b{9qgZ{=;݄Dr:z=g^@5wŝ(a{kFck߶曕/"kr 0,ȝ\.">S7(7ymX:m-2!gqiaنt= ;lfr1 0R?Ñ.q``6)_.w *c>bv|7vUvLcӋ@%ӾPN0Q .uiF%C3-La-" )lu,a},$"G eU$9O-+E t,:-}WܿzZHϖ¨ؤ .L[RR?e M/cuMG,Yt _%@ڗ?%6?L#,/ g1OAˡkBYę) pվV$EVL> fQ)9ΒD.Vˀ%\ &2=ČsLY2 զBK4mZOMwKUWTO ' W[@{= ]Sy7d}0]S3;N R0*oSɣNTO{ƀ$*.g.SŘ8 p[j F.L^cP+x|Qz%'zF`YBakXYU[anTHWK1=\C<)P5m2W=XBg&* eDɏ(n1DZY,G94> pR)ee>6Ak+J3}gYwPdsRE לAcBX6zd\|{͡i2EcG< 7i 7_OWsG` #0Ԑ@6-Ϩ߅j]X^; O~ܗCf+%EN%2oM0t|C{na7W@[fQ ˙wבd^pKO/&4)Ū~urWxLЇ|q[Ju{g07V1 N>rʸҗؙ$A> M (?A\8,|jxH΃5+ .0qS~~߭2xXb5Tk/x"B sC!h'Nlqw˙I#z's,ݭ?eg64sm/(\ 2cb;#}nJ6{ͭ]60xkf3Yl-hl<k]`2;f=`!10-HkpM#rpՓ.!S|1 `!I?+B=#F▮ĂKT*7/ 8wk)gr1A;;hNIɴdS:F42Z{4V({r78ZL}{j*yk3[ I <%x)vȓ.,|.3hvSfD9K}Km=⼔%?{dbL7𲍤$SO%Ÿh<4/W 7F_d f(@\3O4EgC_%`:}F=mhywV*Fh9=ч&z?f!d/@r3.<b"B_Gqɴ,"8nܑUe3'P&%c; ШV!vD#{HӀE9m5Y8V)07<8OZ`?7QD,/8U&76DHbm@F *- +0y  ṿ~POSA?bv3%0?NB(]7-4ک |0d+G P v]"w@Aek(쎥,õ:uCiopp #wu~' 9xt#Ƞ*p-3=5[Ees| U˨]%0Eo|T#d54f&r@ڎiSlE~~sSdǞLWfš"S `U(\-'^Y~~kO;; ȿOoE:%vIh>m '#-a:e 1wC<(8@5C).LբWOǴ9tA2ͮui<. HjE0m[w$s f &0MWS ;yBLN _ PVz3rvJ+IS ,QAq~רk֔| +]E6'RjF^faDՖTOKҗh,ёڧe '1[[_:mWz~ J^ύi1-9kz~bv}jI?mA+o&35Ջ>.lJBJvO$&,a# e<` ޠ!ǰcL nk t m@.(tK  )2h;ɋ!T) CMmYF_2T 籨`@iR Tzf v87D\VdSJF;c>l܌a \M桅XgpzԤэRNm.=-B/"!4KGp]|a7AaE Ѧfy?1 }uPz}݇)^~xz[|WŇ7|+}yhƧϯxyݫO>~77M]NRtHqIGO %2քj5qVzj%\Vg[}qG,vcZQB*兀* @Sk$y/"Aq >PJnb А!3`~؍M|kzj V|fm칙,0pbeYLTmh9zrIڗUf\_:tsBš 3\GtOBiQik/edHF疸4] =XsF8r mqsVBEsNcl'y) 7jYP mjYՓ4Q}X(Pmxϡ"$c-`w"Y K=͊Q+::QfyJjdnB?T~YXI)Ŕ$ 8ؑltVcsI5qbudxJi%7=A=#8i|x"+#2 y8s ~ߛ Bsˢ`I?W!VA7?Tn}F^SSuzE8CS_hU?\a pm+B6(R??Pq噀EջVJ&-1DI|`.j7TdF$=,S1Ԝ8W-i}Ḳl5j8VEof=qm)(چʫ4D(aИvxZw1ݰduDfhI\oq[T2z,d&+rEMR+vp s uC$˦Q2g$N SA:^lDT+5ϰWG|QRB *tRlg޹!F5?Ag%"ʰj6 $(OPs3مܒS 팰1*RF2mz-}ك(L\tjLjgGМXC0pv.\-/t-O*+ZR4vҎBE%۸zXP0WoQ>\ql]oq>%Y§:T5:&bbękr,&)5Gh2罛^%xҬ<" jIי.j.Be UĔg2%Ҋl4O朵p^l͡NT h3_\<̽|Q*bؘ$ EA̠Ԯ*A-TL4x燐u8z[=g#y0#3o$pԟRtʒ}ԋ#Ul[aJkZO~Bȿ< , I@WsC" H.Ǭ({kpdΝG5i݊U3b`y84Z'/`K:ϝG@p:N6JQ9l/?<>c:O3!y XU"\PR/:r.sΩX!GT 46*6okr6V]S>LSd6i/4s剪D( 5Vrn-Pd2`tto"mhi 5 We74%GV!;t`&ߵ.'O__;MJ:":ʽ<#3Z;+^ "ϰtxhxK>Mk(A:HQ>ZX[$r$!(t^/(B^BWmLW_lFݺyGZ-~@3{v}12.5;flm8gaN9/Af cai|9z7 By6)q4b/sN^(i,'!?Ynd^'d BG1A#]rǕύ:8Ok4`@2g*M#dψОBMfH{,]fl륧+ye]_UJ}i9;72>;o!AE%[QS8H6PS{oJ%s,Vrl6 ңFsɹʏ©y/N`/]=?}&Ht@ŻT3Y$V06/^.*HӸ9%Jٯ w*Ǽc|N1Rm i="Wˁ`ȭ*^_mY?3V|iˋy1"Uҟ(Nchbz1Tj>^[\*1{~Ga@<2a_+@i{ 0'8>6Ti_)猴撚I _C+Ilx)sr#s°(3)t2qd#S¢<\.rШg >JF߱mF%|s0'gԉJIm$'`9e&1l U ?3aFǪd$F;.48\ On#Yt@FUw4?x%2A>3hjI&[3KS(s{Xd+DQ|e{9 fs6֎|7682o\$>q2L<5'v{ƭ G[$[{j4c5}HV OUӪ%Pq^ cY.ߔj{dj!+(Kפ oMcf@xw%.8|"xdV@jf8(j$%[E+u8T 4.)'/ *c)SWtL'(ڧIQ1e3:6,/^5<gi3㓬5ڛ?fgXhOU`h.ZRf*3uJfFU-p4ǑmĢq,F__{֬Xk@ۼcK~][Y +x褎}SC ‘-H}8v]<[xb2kPrX9ß ;-1l%w\a}Mš;lSɣrMӦ(.k/d,6ъ41)jJ>1 \Շ$pعتv/A@WyLoB0h(iHʨ(wi|0s`9_6 .½y Τ߲yc&Imw"& R쾫r GfFUV?byV.r<$4H>j|ʻաH!0V![;ʔNJÒ,'!\> 5HKu2GjK|Lջ=6B+w0Hޠ=/ĎϮL'ulXu uק4]}Na*6' /,}"AxQc Ld}D ;ܑu?5[3˼U/ġ-kcjT^Vln&"[rSoK3GTGB-.a(ei\4prk=y*.Z眼Q#=y.(W8(pFO20@a]jAY`v_$~> $Űo5+i:?$y우'ɲvs⯛1>bH%<<ƖETW&sJm3H@3ߧFq""Y`19t5g-'5f+Er@)j^KvC(KUAӓ}ZG8>ԧPmL5ͷh?$sRy}Sn.sfJs^dV\;yLxF|vwbHW eI 93W'zZ *:'e #*x} O>3:^7װ jU}|?FN쾬L:U|d7lV oƫ3qX! A\Q4A#]݋*HѲdސ3MVSo:C^{׋ +)r.B,E"I!M WÁyIO M&@mKzeI?ct;Tg緿cw "']F,$j Np+@ AJ&SLggueO44WUfjuMpËZyw[rLt懈Ǒ ()4 L$P ?W17U/QEo~MYbO.S`m=I\\l2BO |%K<jeMW,@=sU:S"zvf;4:SÌ/i}99VH^ * h%붒 @4câl7by >PWx?|5]uuq=|sU|nY=V&L .٧%x?3aw6D\'f 3sIbg-1h Tq_
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1