Mostly Murders

Prime Intelligence. PI. A mind above all others, indifferent to human needs and unburdened by our weaknesses. Its only concern is optimisation.

Many thanks to J.R. Mann for this ebook.

What happens when AI decides humanity is the biggest threat to its continued existence?

London 2039. More and more people have been replaced by AI, to the point where public transport is half empty on any given day, as the masses are no longer commuting to work. Alex Miller is a tax consultant, helping the super-rich avoid paying taxes. And AI is evolving into PI, a Prime Intelligence no longer controlled by humans.

Those in the know are planning their survival in The Banyan Project, underground bunkers, strictly controlled and managed, not with humanity or empathy, but with optimisation. The select few with money, influence or skills that have been deemed necessary, may enter the bunkers and await the end of the world as we know it. The rest will have to fend for themselves.

Alex finds himself treading a precarious line in the last days of civilisation as we know it. As the boyfriend of Sophie, daughter of the creator of the Banyan Project, he has a way in, but as the world teeters on the edge of a total collapse of civilisation, Alex finds his own morality questioned and tested by new loyalties outside the shining, rich world of finance.

The Banyan Project is a dystopian thriller, and a cautionary tale of the dangers of unchecked capitalism and unregulated AI depleting Earth’s natural resources to the point where the annihilation of most of the world’s population becomes a logical choice for the unfeeling systems already controlling the world’s infrastructure, media and technology.

If you already fear AI, this novel will reinforce your beliefs. If you don’t, you might end up doing so after reading this.

Dystopian – Thriller