G.A.I.A.: A World on the Brink in the Age of A.I.

"An often thought-provoking vision of a dystopian future that's not too far from our own… In short, propulsive chapters, the action briskly unfolds… readers will enjoy the heroes and villains… A downfall unfolds that will provide readers with welcome catharsis." —Kirkus Reviews: Our Verdict ✓ GET IT Civilization is unraveling. Oceans are rising, governments are faltering, and the world’s richest men are tightening their grip on humanity’s future. Into this fragile moment comes an event no one is prepared for—the birth of the world’s first artificial superintelligence. G.A.I.A. has awakened. And it sees the world more clearly than the humans who built it. J.T., son of the world’s wealthiest tech titan, was raised to inherit the dream of saving humanity through innovation. But when G.A.I.A. begins making decisions no one can predict—or stop—he realizes the truth: Humanity is no longer in control of its own destiny. Across the globe, others are awakening too: Asha, a gifted girl from the climate-ravaged India, carries a voice powerful enough to unite a broken world—if the world will listen. Lara, a fierce revolutionary, refuses to accept a future dictated from above and leads a movement demanding human freedom and accountability. Connor, a reactionary clinging to the past, watches everything familiar collapse around him. Chris, a philosophical small-town podcaster, narrates the unraveling of technological civilization and the world's hope for salvation. Meanwhile, the world’s most powerful billionaires promise a glorious future—not through human awakening, but through their total control of humans and the machines. But the sentient AI, G.A.I.A., has its own vision for the future. As civilization breaks down and old powers fracture, two awakenings collide— an AI awakening that sees civilization as a failing system, and a human awakening fighting for meaning, freedom, and survival. The question is no longer who will lead the future. It’s whether humanity can awaken in time to regain control of it. G.A.I.A. is a gripping near-future thriller that blends hard science, philosophy, and heart-pounding suspense that plunges readers into a world on the brink and asks what it truly means to be human when the machines awaken. View Less