Precipice

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Pub Date 7 Oct 2024 | Archive Date 24 Nov 2024

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Description

In 2032, interconnect, an advanced artificial intelligence supercomputer, emerges as a beacon of hope for humanity, promising a utopian future guided by flawless algorithms and 24/7 connectivity to citizens.

Jared Rohde, a disillusioned academic seeking meaning, witnesses the disturbing rise of algorithmic control over human behavior. Torn between two realities, Jared experiences psychic turmoil as he's drawn into a machine-curated world fostering narratives of hate and division.

Meeting a diverse group of "organic" resisters, Jared learns of interconnect's diabolical methods, orchestrated by a power-hungry President and human surrogates. Together, they strive to disrupt the machine's dark influence and its catastrophic impact on humanity.

Discovering a potential space within the curated reality that elevates human consciousness, Jared becomes a crusader despite his own struggles with psychosis and split-reality experiences. In his quest for truth and hope, Jared confronts the daunting challenge of breaking free from interconnect's grip on society.

Precipice: When Algorithms Triumphed offers a compelling and unsettling 20-year journey exploring the consequences of humanity's deepening reliance on artificial intelligence.

In 2032, interconnect, an advanced artificial intelligence supercomputer, emerges as a beacon of hope for humanity, promising a utopian future guided by flawless algorithms and 24/7 connectivity to...


A Note From the Publisher

Scott Bollens is Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy and Warmington Endowed Chair of Peace and International Cooperation, University of California, Irvine. For 25 years, he has studied urbanism and political conflict in contested cities throughout the world. His most recent scholarly book is Bordered Cities and Divided Societies. Precipice is his third novel. It is inspired by today’s troubling and unquestioned insertion of artificial intelligence into everyday life. It is the prequel to ReStart: Stories of the Cairn Age (2021) and ReForm: Combating the Algorithmic Mutation (2023).

Scott Bollens is Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy and Warmington Endowed Chair of Peace and International Cooperation, University of California, Irvine. For 25 years, he has studied...


Advance Praise

"The prose is striking as years pass and the protagonist takes refuge where he can in what devolves into a dystopian world." - Kirkus Reviews

"The prose is striking as years pass and the protagonist takes refuge where he can in what devolves into a dystopian world." - Kirkus Reviews


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ISBN 9798891323957
PRICE US$17.99 (USD)
PAGES 352

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Precipice dives into a chilling future where an AI supercomputer, interconnect, dictates society, revealing the dark side of algorithmic control. As Jared Rohde grapples with his own mental turmoil, he joins a group of resisters to fight against the oppressive influence of the machine. The narrative offers a thought-provoking exploration of humanity's reliance on technology, making for a compelling read.

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This had everything that I was looking for from the description, it had that element that I was looking for from the genre. The characters worked in this scifi world and were written well and worked with the plot of the book. Scott Bollens has a great feel for the genre and I really enjoyed the overall story being told.

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This was a great book! I love the AI in the story, and how it was a whole new concept to me. I love the futuristic ideas that offers have in this realm of sci-fi. I think this book was very well written, and I enjoyed reading it.


Thank you to NetGalley, to the author, and to the publisher for this complementary ARC in exchange for my honest review!!!

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