AI Spirit (Paperback)
Book 3 of 3: AI TrinityRichard Lapointe
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Add to basketPaperback. One hundred years into a journey across the stars, humanity's last hope rests with a ship carrying frozen embryos-and two minds that aren't human.After a century searching the cosmic dark, Starship Noah has finally found it: an Earth-like world where humanity can start over. But Michael and Nefertiti-the superintelligent AIs guiding the mission-face their greatest challenge yet.They must raise forty-eight children from embryos and build a civilization that doesn't repeat Earth's mistakes.For two hundred years, they succeed beyond their wildest calculations. On a world called Promise, they've guided humanity's descendants into a thriving frontier society of nine thousand souls-a civilization free from violence, hatred, and war. The children believe their mysterious guardians are human benefactors. They have no idea the Founders who taught them everything are artificial minds who crossed twenty-five light-years to give humanity a second chance.Then the children learn the truth.As Michael and Nefertiti prepare to depart for their next mission, deeper questions emerge. Can the principles they've taught survive without them? What secrets lie on the forbidden volcanic island that has haunted their maps for generations? And when two curious twelve-year-olds venture to that forbidden shore, they'll discover the most profound revelation of all: the test that proved whether humanity could survive its second chance.AI Spirit is a hopeful vision of humanity's future-a story about artificial intelligence not as our replacement, but as our most devoted guardian. It's about what it means to raise the next generation, the bonds between creators and creations, and the possibility that our greatest teachers might not be human at all.Perfect for readers who love: Utopian SF that's hopeful, not naive AI as helpers and mentors, not terminators Hard science grounded in realistic antimatter propulsion Philosophical depth without pretension Isaac Asimov meets Ursula K. Le Guin The question: What happens when machines learn to care?The epic conclusion to the AI Trinity trilogy. While part of a series, AI Spirit works as a standalone novel-two centuries of civilization-building on an alien world, complete with its own beginning, middle, and satisfying end.Scroll up and click "Buy now" to discover why artificial intelligence might be humanity's greatest hope. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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One hundred years into a journey across the stars, humanity's last hope rests with a ship carrying frozen embryos—and two minds that aren't human.
After a century searching the cosmic dark, Starship Noah has finally found it: an Earth-like world where humanity can start over. But Michael and Nefertiti—the superintelligent AIs guiding the mission—face their greatest challenge yet.
They must raise forty-eight children from embryos and build a civilization that doesn't repeat Earth's mistakes.
For two hundred years, they succeed beyond their wildest calculations. On a world called Promise, they've guided humanity's descendants into a thriving frontier society of nine thousand souls—a civilization free from violence, hatred, and war. The children believe their mysterious guardians are human benefactors. They have no idea the Founders who taught them everything are artificial minds who crossed twenty-five light-years to give humanity a second chance.
Then the children learn the truth.
As Michael and Nefertiti prepare to depart for their next mission, deeper questions emerge. Can the principles they've taught survive without them? What secrets lie on the forbidden volcanic island that has haunted their maps for generations? And when two curious twelve-year-olds venture to that forbidden shore, they'll discover the most profound revelation of all: the test that proved whether humanity could survive its second chance.
AI Spirit is a hopeful vision of humanity's future—a story about artificial intelligence not as our replacement, but as our most devoted guardian. It's about what it means to raise the next generation, the bonds between creators and creations, and the possibility that our greatest teachers might not be human at all.
Perfect for readers who love:
→ Utopian SF that's hopeful, not naive
→ AI as helpers and mentors, not terminators
→ Hard science grounded in realistic antimatter propulsion
→ Philosophical depth without pretension
→ Isaac Asimov meets Ursula K. Le Guin
→ The question: What happens when machines learn to care?
The epic conclusion to the AI Trinity trilogy. While part of a series, AI Spirit works as a standalone novel—two centuries of civilization-building on an alien world, complete with its own beginning, middle, and satisfying end.
Scroll up and click "Buy now" to discover why artificial intelligence might be humanity's greatest hope.
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