A high tech futuristic thriller. Brutally realistic, this is a novel for hardened science fiction afficianidos..I liked the world building.and the elements of artificial intelligence and climate change.

What a fabulous book! I am a big dystopian fan so this sounded perfect for me and I wasn’t disappointed. Set in 2050 with the world suffering the consequences of the climate crisis. The question is can AI rectify the problems humanity has caused? A really strong and powerful story that will stay with me for a while. Great characters that I got to know well and quite a few plot twists which I always enjoy. A highly recommended dystopian thriller and I’ve given it 5 big stars! Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in return for an honest review.

This was an interesting read that could definitely start a few conversations about deep tech.
A easily imaginable world.

This is likely to be extremely popular with anyone who has an interest in politics, climate change and AI; all three are equally significant in this modern thriller.
I felt the author raised some important points, and told a good story, though it was overly long and complex in places.

Most of the characters held my attention, but I especially disliked the dialect of one character (Haymaker) and thought it was unnecessarily cringeworthy.

Generally, this is a good yarn and would make a great movie because it’s pretty visual.

This is a fast-paced technothriller that is full of twists to keep the reader engaged. I occasionally have a hard time staying engaged with a book, especially sci-fi at times, but this debut from Weaver is so compelling that I couldn't put it down!

🧠ARTIFICIAL WISDOM🤖
I am taking part in @literallypr’s biggest blog tour ever and I am in LOVE. Artificial Wisdom sounded intimidating with its very real climate topics and technology jargon but Weaver drips details in to not overwhelm the reader and I felt happily challenged with the developing plot😀
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Tully and Livia grew on me as the story progressed. Livia reflects everyone who struggles to live up to expectations, and Tully was harsh and broken and difficult to connect to. Both ended up being excellent main characters, reading their development was as exciting as the plot. And the PLOT. I was interested in the idea but the execution by Weaver was exceptional. Geo-thrillers honestly terrify me, our world is on track for destruction but the dystopian setting for Artificial Wisdom was something else, the setting combined with the technological advancement meshed perfectly and I loved every page.✨
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If you like to really connect to a plot and characters, whilst having to really think about what’s going on and connect dots - you’ll love Artificial Wisdom. Easily one of my top reads of the year 🤩🥰💛
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This book was gifted as part of LitPR’s blog tour

This was a really absorbing story. I love a SCI Fi that encourages my imagination to take flight. This story certainly did that. Some really compelling characters and a storyline creating a scenario that really blows the mind. I hope there is a sequel, would love to read how far you would take things.

If ever there was a book of the times. this is it. I might even suggest that this could be considered the 21st Century's version of Orwell's 1984.

In 1984, the question was do we really want man to rule man and in Artificial Wisdom, the question is would we prefer man to rule man or AI to rule man. In the case of Artificial Wisdom, add in climate change and things get more complex.

In the very near future, Artificial Wisdom is a concept coming to a world near you. You should read this book to discover how prescient it is; I cannot imagine for one moment that you will be disappointed - shocked yes.

In 2050 the world is battling with climate change that has deadly consequences. Journalist Marcus Tully is still devasted from his wife's death in a heatwave ten years ago when he is tipped off that it may not have been a natural disaster. When someone is murdered in the course of his search for the truth, Tully find himself in the middle of a political controversy involving an artificial intelligence politician.

A gripping twist on a murder mystery that will have you hooked from the first page.

We see a lot about artificial intelligence in the news at the moment so this was a fascinating take on how it might look in the future and the implications for society. The writing is very immersive and you instantly pick up a feel for how the world has changed.

My favourite part of the book is how unpredictable it felt. There were plenty of twists to keep me guessing what was really going on. I enjoyed that I got a real sense of the characters, especially Tully as his backstory was so compelling.

If you love crime fiction and you're after something a bit different then this is definitely for you.

Thank you Literally PR for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

Oh I was excited about this book, the blurb sounded dystopia and Sci Fi of our not to distant future. Believable, but just a bit of a stretch. And it was. The tech is amazing and very believable. As is the world and its destruction.

All of that grab me and kept me going to the end. The story wasn't the issue. Nor were the characters who were OK in their existence. Though poor Randall was just interrupted and belittled by everyone everytime he opened his mouth.

No what let this story down for me was the story tell. Very heavy on dialogue, the constant talking and explaining of every little thing, not letting the reader think things through. And the repetition of new tech, techniques, titles - it really got too much.

There's a story in there, but it's bogged down by the text. Grab this book for a weekend read. Shut off the tech and curl up with a physical book.

It is the year 2050, a decade after a heatwave wiped out over four hundred million people across the Persian Gulf. One of these people was journalist Marcus Tully’s wife and unborn child. He has never recovered from his loss, and from the fact that he was not there with them when they needed him. He has thrown himself into his work, a pinnacle of investigative journalism, with his ragtag team, they put out news with the truth at the core, no matter the price.

Now a mysterious whistleblower has approached him, offering to give him the full truth of what happened that day in the Persian Gulf. Was it global warming, or something more sinister, involving genocide and a decision made at the core of the US government? Marcus finds himself pulled into the middle of a murder investigation, an election battle between a former US president and an AI artefact. Marcus finds his integrity for truth above all else questioned in order to put the best for the human race first.

This book took my breath away. From the outset I was gripped. The story weaves in futuristic technology in a seamless, believable manner, along with creating a future world that is compellingly believable when you look at the news on a daily basis. You can visualise things such as floating cities required to escape dramatic heat, when you see the summer of extreme heatwaves in Europe in 2023, and countries under water, when we keep seeing headlines about dramatically rising water levels. Weaver has played on the current climate crisis of global warming perfectly in creating his dystopian dying future. I found myself asking, ‘wait, did this really happen?’ a few times, so taken in was I by the storytelling and creative licence taken with destroying Earth's future, so skillfully and believably.

The AI protagonist in the story is another element that at first you dismiss as a nifty party trick, but soon it starts to permeate everything, and you find yourself questioning your own use of AI in your everyday life. Alexa, Google Assistant, fitness trackers, smart watches, VR headsets, all of these things monitoring us all of the time. You see the leaps AI is making now, and wonder just how far fetched the world that Weaver has created is?

This book is an absolute edge of your seat thriller. The pace will have you racing through the pages, with each chapter leaving you saying ‘just one more’. The cast of characters is compelling, and the story takes enough twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat continuously. You will not want to put the book down. You will be engrossed in the race to find the killer, while the slightly uncomfortable touch of realism will leave you questioning: are we doing enough to protect our world, and just lengths would you go to save it if you had the deciding vote?

There is a slight hint at the end of a potential sequel, and I would be delighted to read a follow up and see where Weaver takes us next on this adventure. This was a fantastic combination of sci fi, mystery, thriller, that took me on a completely unexpected journey, and will sit with me for a while!

*I received this copy from NetGalley for review, but all opinions are my own.

Thank you NetGalley for the advanced release copy and happy publication day!!! Hats off to Thomas Weaver; this book was nothing short of a work of art. I love a dystopian, post-apocalyptic commentary on human nature and how we survive - and this book served exactly that... AND a murder mystery! It was a classic "whodunit" in the shadow of a strenuous political election and devastating climate disasters. I loved the character development, the twists, the suspense, and to top it all off, the writing was phenomenal. 10/10

This was an exciting and ambitious novel, and brings to life an imaginary future. It was gripping and, sadly, believable. I enjoyed it a lot.

Fast paced and thrilling this book should serve as a stark message and warning about the dangers of Climate change and AI.

Intelligent plotting accompanied by accomplished prose and a unique premise made for an engrossing reading experience, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Instantly engaging, the very first paragraph let us know we were in for something profound. I couldn’t put this down, an amazing story which highlights how far humanity can go whilst also raising the question on the impacts of AI.

Although the story was quite slow to start and there were a few slight plot deviations it did work well and the characters kept you engaged.

Looking forward to more from this author!

3.5

I'm truly in two minds about this book. Perhaps, for me, the story was just a little too convoluted. I don't mind a few twists but by the end there were so many volte face that I'd no clue what I was thinking.

The storyline is truly dystopian. Planet earth has destroyed itself to such an extent that the only solution is to appoint a world dictator who will take the hard decisions for the entire planet - no matter how hard they might be. There's a sticking point to this to begin with as the Middle Easter countries have formed The Caliphate and cut themselves off from the world. There is also the problem of who to vote for - or, as in this day and age, how do you know who is least corrupt? Throw into the mix that one of the candidates is Solomon, an artilect (AI) created by Martha Chandra, who is currently ruling the Floating States (where all the rich people live in biospheres away from the ravages of climate change.

Marcus Tully is the journalist whose tiny London-based operation is determined to get to the truth of who might be the least worst candidate, along with trying to find the perpetrator of a weather phenomenon that killed almost half a billion people including his wife.

If that's not enough for you there's a couple more murders, no one trusts anyone, all the characters are wildly unstable, the planet is dying and I got entirely lost in the science several times.

This book had its moments. I did finish it without getting a headache. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes dystopia because thus one really does take the biscuit so far as that's concerned. Anyone who likes a conspiracy theory will probably get to the end and say "I knew it!" I was just glad that my brain could get a rest.

Thankyou to Netgalley and Literally PR for the advance review copy.

Reading Artificial Wisdom I felt like I was on a rollercoaster. I started reading it with different expectations of it like something about artificial intelligence dystopia, but from the start I started to realize that expectations will not be met and I might not enjoy it. Then I started to warm up to some characters and I started to like it. Even though it has more politics than I like, it was an enjoyable reading and I actually like the book and the end it was something I didn't expect. Now, I am curious if there will be a second book.

A decent read featuring the hot topics of the moment, deadly climate change, fake news, refugees, the increasing wealth gap and the role of AI.
Our protagonist is a London-based journalist, Tully, who uncovers a story pointing to the USA’s role in a climate disaster which caused millions of deaths in the Middle East. This leads to him flying to the newly created ‘floating state’ New Carthage to meet an old friend, Martha in a bid to find out more. Martha has created an AI entity, Solomon, who is up against a former US President in an election to become dictator of the world.

At face value, the premise of the book appears to be simple future-facing fantasy.
However the author elegantly explores contentious questions about climate change choices; Can the world and all of humanity survive the damage we have inflicted on it? Do we need an all-powerful body making apolitical decisions on behalf of the human race to ensure its future? Can we be sure about what is true and what had been manipulated to fit our own narrative?

Well done Thomas Weaver for giving us the chance to examine these questions in a engaging story that is far from predictable.
Thank you also to Netgallery and Chainmaker press for my eARC.

Thank you NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book has a lot going for it -- an interesting premise and some cool world building and honestly some very interesting and relatable characters. The issues, however, are that the book could use some better editing. There are large tracts of it that are just uninteresting and boring. The plotting is fairly obvious. Without any spoilers, the book has some "twists" which are not unexpected, but the author seems to think that they are far more clever than they are. The ending is pretty lacklustre and ultimately unsatisfying.

There are some conceptual similarities to the books of Blake Crouch and Ada Palmer, but those authors are a league above Weaver.

Great book. I really enjoyed it despite portraying s frightening future. The world is in crisis - extreme heat, flooding and fires. AI is everywhere. Most communication is by advanced reality headsets. To save the world, a world dictator is being elected. The last 2 candidates are an ex-US president and an advanced AI entity. Tully, a journalist is given information about the US candidate that would make him unsuitable. He releases the story but everything becomes more complicated and the truth becomes blurred. Can you trust anything you see or read?