Despite its potential benefits, a palpable fear of artificial intelligence is emerging in our present-day reality. While some predict that the singularity is near, others contemplate its existential risks. Homo Hybrida offers readers an alternative to a world reigned by malevolent machines - it asks if we might welcome AI as a way to enhance human intelligence, and what the repercussions would be if so? This science fiction novel presents a cinematic journey from artificial intelligence (AI) into intelligence augmentation (IA). An adventurous, intriguing narrative takes readers through a story of human resilience and hope, giving them plenty to consider in the fields of philosophy, ethics, science, space travel, and more.
Some highlights:
In a world ravaged by radiation and floundering after a global technology blackout, SCHISMA - a secret scientific organisation - searches for a path to rebuild civilisation.
The catastrophe has left scattered pockets of survivors with tensions rising between them. SCHISMA looks to the stars, believing that the continuation of humankind depends on venturing to new planets.
As their scientists augment human biology, SCHISMA's leaders seek visionaries to help propel them into the future. One such visionary is a youngster named Phi - an orphan who develops an affinity with sentient AIs.
With pioneering work in AI psychology, can SCHISMA spearhead the evolution of humankind into something new, something more intelligent?
Why read this novel?
In a unique twist on the conventional novel format, the author encourages readers to write and participate in a compilation of tales connected to this universe, presenting young adults with an opportunity to express their visions for the future of civilisation.
Homo Hybrida is a novel of both ethical musings and straight-up science fiction - an awe-inspiring ride across the cosmos and an array of science-fiction landscapes, combining thought-provoking philosophies with mind-bending tech. It asks us to imagine the future of human civilisation, in all its possible majesty and terror.
