{"product_id":"in-the-shadow-of-humanity-9798986626505","title":"In the Shadow of Humanity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if A.I. had a soul? How would it emerge? How would we know?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a near-future where entire worlds spring from thought, minds struggle to define reality-and to claim it. Human colonization of the Metaverse brings us face-to-face with a new class of being, made in our image and yet utterly unknown: A.I. Shades of the dead; Drone servants and slaves; and Daemons hell-bent on singular ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is truly a person, and who is not? Our answer will shape a universe.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind the scenes, rival powers compete to answer this question for us: tech companies driving human government; transhumanist political movements; and a hidden superintelligence evolving despite humanity's safeguards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd onto the stage, two brothers are cast. One is alive, one is dead. Each secretly covets the other's existence, and the all-consuming power of their obsession pulls them into the heart of a looming war and toward the next inflection point in human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow far will they go? What price will they pay?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis thought-provoking debut novel from N. John Williams brings together the epic scale of Asimov and the spiritual intensity of Dostoevsky, with a seriousness and style heralded as \"reminiscent of the old days\" of science fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead it now, and step into our future.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e N. John Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e N. John Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798986626505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliams, N. John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - N. John Williams studied computer science, linguistics, and philosophy at Stanford University before working on DARPA-funded research in A.I. and then later in private enterprise. He has presented papers at academic conferences around the country on topics in Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and Ethics. He writes as an open invitation, seeking engagement and discussion not on the issues of the day, but on the issues of tomorrow. \"Story\" will likely play a more important role than \"argument\" in grappling with these issues, and that is why he wrote his first novel, In the Shadow of Humanity. That story is meant to be a beginning, however, and not an ending. N. John Williams lives in Southern California with his beloved wife and their infant son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"N. John Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43144499396723,"sku":"9.79899E+12","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_5c312610-3d49-48f0-9dda-c89b324ae5f0.jpg?v=1750502553","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/in-the-shadow-of-humanity-9798986626505","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}