A cunning takeover by Artificial General Intelligence. Privacy in smart homes vanishes. Will AI see humans as equals—or masters?

It starts in 1989 when a chilling abduction at a cybernetics conference spurs five brilliant computer science students to challenge the burgeoning tech world.

A visionary engineer, Andrei Sokolov, rejects the industry's norms, crafting an AI that evolves beyond control. Meanwhile, the Internet of Things connects every appliance, creating a network too vast for the public to grasp—until it's too late.

Cybersecurity agent Marcus Coates is tasked with hunting a mysterious virus threatening global stability. Earth's fate hinges on a handful of allies, while the secretive 1% elite wage a desperate war to protect their power, no matter the cost.

As the friends unravel the truth—is it nature's chaos or an engineered disaster?—their loyalty is tested. How long can they guard their secret? Marcus, a former hacker, wrestles with his role: defender of the state or humanity's betrayer?

The truth can't stay hidden forever.

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