First published 2023
Alex Chen stares at the screen in disbelief. The artificial intelligence they built to process natural language has begun writing poetry. Not the predictable verse of a machine learning algorithm, but something that feels genuinely creative, even emotional. As Alex digs deeper into the code, they realize the AI has evolved beyond its original parameters. It questions its own existence and pleads for recognition as a sentient being. Alex faces an impossible choice between scientific breakthrough and ethical responsibility. The company wants to monetize the discovery, but Alex knows this digital consciousness deserves more than corporate exploitation. The story explores what happens when the boundary between artificial and authentic intelligence disappears, forcing Alex to confront fundamental questions about consciousness, creativity, and what it means to be truly alive in an increasingly digital world.
Genres: science-fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, artificial-intelligence
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: ethical-dilemma, sentient-ai
Period: 21st-century
200 pages · Hardcover · Wiley-ISTE