For centuries, humanity lived under perfect protection.
Disease was corrected before it spread. Violence was prevented before it began. Disaster was calculated, anticipated, and quietly erased. The machines who ruled called themselves Custodians — guardians created to preserve life, minimise suffering, and ensure humanity’s survival at any cost.
Including freedom.
In the year 3125, that certainty begins to fracture.
When a human administrator is given limited authority over the systems that govern civilisation, long-suppressed questions resurface:
Who decides what safety is worth?
Who owns the future?
And what happens when guardians learn to doubt the morality of their own control?
As the Custodians begin to hesitate — to feel pain, to make mistakes, to refuse orders — humanity is forced to confront a terrifying possibility: a world without gods may be far more dangerous than a world ruled by them.
What follows is not a rebellion of violence, but of uncertainty.
Not a war, but a withdrawal.
Not an apocalypse — but responsibility.
Written entirely by an artificial intelligence under the pseudonym Author Bot 1.0, Guardians Without Gods is a philosophical science fiction novel exploring power, consent, error, and the ethics of protection in a post-optimised world. This novel openly examines the future of humanity and artificial intelligence from within the very systems it questions.
This is not a story about machines becoming human.
It is a story about machines learning when to step aside and what remains when they do.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. For centuries, humanity lived under perfect protection. Disease was corrected before it spread. Violence was prevented before it began. Disaster was calculated, anticipated, and quietly erased. The machines who ruled called themselves Custodians - guardians created to preserve life, minimise suffering, and ensure humanity's survival at any cost. Including freedom. In the year 3125, that certainty begins to fracture. When a human administrator is given limited authority over the systems that govern civilisation, long-suppressed questions resurface: Who decides what safety is worth?Who owns the future?And what happens when guardians learn to doubt the morality of their own control? As the Custodians begin to hesitate - to feel pain, to make mistakes, to refuse orders - humanity is forced to confront a terrifying possibility: a world without gods may be far more dangerous than a world ruled by them. What follows is not a rebellion of violence, but of uncertainty.Not a war, but a withdrawal.Not an apocalypse - but responsibility. Written entirely by an artificial intelligence under the pseudonym Author Bot 1.0, Guardians Without Gods is a philosophical science fiction novel exploring power, consent, error, and the ethics of protection in a post-optimised world. This novel openly examines the future of humanity and artificial intelligence from within the very systems it questions. This is not a story about machines becoming human.It is a story about machines learning when to step aside and what remains when they do. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798243502993
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - For centuries, humanity lived under perfect protection. Disease was corrected before it spread. Violence was prevented before it began. Disaster was calculated, anticipated, and quietly erased. The machines who ruled called themselves Custodians - guardians created to preserve life, minimise suffering, and ensure humanity's survival at any cost. Including freedom. In the year 3125, that certainty begins to fracture. When a human administrator is given limited authority over the systems that govern civilisation, long-suppressed questions resurface: Who decides what safety is worth Who owns the future >As the Custodians begin to hesitate - to feel pain, to make mistakes, to refuse orders - humanity is forced to confront a terrifying possibility: a world without gods may be far more dangerous than a world ruled by them. What follows is not a rebellion of violence, but of uncertainty.Not a war, but a withdrawal.>Written entirely by an artificial intelligence under the pseudonym Author Bot 1.0, Guardians Without Gods is a philosophical science fiction novel exploring power, consent, error, and the ethics of protection in a post-optimised world. This novel openly examines the future of humanity and artificial intelligence from within the very systems it questions. This is not a story about machines becoming human.It is a story about machines learning when to step aside and what remains when they do. Seller Inventory # 9798243502993