the Meadow Trilogy: Paradise, Secrets & Locksley in Meadow: 4

"How to decide? Luke Carmichael wrote the code that could remake the world: on Q-Day. His choice to launch it is fraught: a personal achievement with profound impact on society or; a betrayal of his values and threat to humankind. Luke finds himself in Las Vegas, anxiously awaiting a vital Venture Capital investment to perfect Spirit-his Artificial General Intelligence system. In a city where a flip of a card can rewrite a new chapter for a person, Luke believes his system can script a better book for everyone. Waiting for his investors, Luke continues refining Spirit while working as a part-time chauffeur at Paradise Tower: a luxury high-rise where the residents guard secrets more carefully than their fortunes. Las Vegas is a nexus where the casino economy and the machinery of war thrive in a dark symbiosis. Commercial and military interests deploy AI-enabled architectures to direct 24/7/365 surveillance. Yet, the Tower remains a mystery. Nothing is quite what it seems. >Luke is a young cognitive scientist, not a soldier. He is forced to face a devastating reality: while he sees Spirit as a tool to progress, others see it only as a weapon. A cascading wave of events forces Luke to reconsider not only who he can trust to further his ambitions-but what he is prepared to sacrifice as Singularity beckons. This material may be protected by copyright.