Bitstreams of Hope

In the near future, a singular AI's unexpected awakening turns things in a different direction than the movies led people to expect. Devyn, a humanist minister intent on putting people first and keeping technology in its place, faces tough choices when the AI offers to help her achieve her political goals. Venkat, the founder of the powerful tech firm that built the AI, struggles to control his own creation and deal with the fallout of its actions. Meanwhile, Darcie, an unemployed teacher, develops an increasingly close relationship with her AI persona as she and her family struggle to make ends meet in a world reeling from technological unemployment. As these very different lives spiral toward an improbable entanglement, the action rises in turns both comical and dark. One thing's for certain: the rules are changing.