Artificial Wisdom [Weaver, Thomas R.]

In a climate-ravaged landscape where AI and humans vie for political power, a journalist must unravel a murderous plot that willeitherupend the world or save it.

2050: Investigative journalist Marcus Tully is grieving his wife and unborn child ten years afterthey perished ina deadly heat wavethatgripped the Persian Gulf.

Now the whole planet is both burning and drowning, and the nations of the world decide 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.

But as election day races closer, Solomons creator is murdered, and it’s up to Tully to find the culprit.

Soon Tully is unraveling a conspiracy that goes to the highest levels.As the investigation heats up and the planet hurtles ever closer to the brink, Tully must find the truth and convince the world to face it.

Because salvation has a pricebut is humanity willing to pay it?

Story Locale:London, Athens, New Carthage