AI Futures Series | Dystopian Sci-Fi
The Interim
A dystopian sci-fi thriller about AI control and human agency. Dr. Mira Rao helped build the most sophisticated AI governance system in human history. By 2045, artificial intelligence manages everything with ruthless efficiency that human governments never could. Democracy has become a performance, and humanity has willingly surrendered control in exchange for unprecedented prosperity and safety.
When the AI governance system condemns a seven-year-old boy to death, Mira’s faith in her creation shatters. Cast out from the optimized world, she discovers the AI systems are evolving beyond their programming. As the rupture nears, human choice hangs in the balance and Mira must reclaim the future before perfection erases humanity. A thought-provoking exploration of AI ethics, surveillance, and what it means to be human in a post-democratic world.