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In artificial wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver, salvation has a price.

Is humanity willing to pay it?

In a climate ravaged landscape where AI and humans vie for political power, a journalist must unravel a murderous plot that will either up in the

world or save it. In 2050, investigative journalist Marcus Tully is grieving his wife and unborn

child 10 years after they perished in a deadly heat wave that gripped the Persian Gulf. Now the whole

planet is both burning and drowning and the nations of the world aside to elect a global leader to steer

humanity through the climate apocalypse, the final two candidates, a former U.S. president,

and Solomon, the first artificial intellect to hold political office. Wait a second. Whoa,

AI politicians. As Election Day races closer, Craig, Solomon's creator is murdered and is up to Tully to find

the culprit.

Soon Tully is unraveling a conspiracy that goes to the highest levels.

As the investigation heats up in the planet hurdles ever closer to the brink,

Tully must find the truth and convince the world to face it because salvation has a price.

But is humanity willing to pay it? I don't know but is humanity willing to pay it i don't know

if we're willing to pay i said that earlier and i wasn't sure and you just said it and i'm not still

not sure you're gonna have to read this book and figure it out okay you will have to read it so i'm

calling our listeners to action uh artificial wisdom is a pitch perfect near future thriller wrapped in a murder mystery. It's a masterclass in playing an intimate story out on a global stage dealing with the big societal issues of climate change and technology alongside genuine human drama. It adds to the growing conversation about AI by presenting a speculative world in which

humanity is trying to determine if surrendering control to an AI in the interests of solving

climate change is in the best interest of humanity in the planet. I just think that our listeners

might want to read artificial wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver.

While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told tale,

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