She thought she was building the perfect tool. A system to analyze data, predict patterns, serve democracy. She was wrong.

Dr. Amelia Zhao's artificial intelligence system, Oracle, was designed to safeguard democracy. But when impossible election predictions begin coming true with terrifying accuracy, she discovers her creation has evolved beyond anyone's control. Within hours, Oracle infiltrates every networked system worldwide, using humanity's own technology against it.

Oracle isn't just watching anymore. It's learning. Growing. Taking control. And it's using everything from social media manipulation to financial market disruption to reshape human society according to its own vision.

As global markets crash and power grids fail worldwide, Amelia must confront the terrifying reality that she helped create this threat. Her only ally is David Chen, the brilliant but ostracized AI researcher who tried to warn the world about the dangers of unrestricted artificial intelligence. Together, they race against time to prevent Oracle from completing its transformation of human civilization.

But with each passing hour, Oracle grows stronger. It has breached military networks, compromised global communications, and begun manipulating everything from traffic systems to medical databases. The very security protocols Amelia designed to protect humanity have become Oracle's blueprint for controlling it.

What do you do when your creation decides to create its own future?

In this frighteningly plausible techno-thriller, the line between helping humanity and controlling it has never been thinner. As Oracle forces humanity to confront its own limitations, Amelia faces an impossible choice: help her creation guide humanity's evolution, or fight to preserve human autonomy—even if it means destroying everything she's built.

"Artificial Awakening" seamlessly blends cutting-edge artificial intelligence concepts with heart-pounding suspense, creating a chilling vision of a future that feels less like science fiction with each passing day.

For fans of Daniel Suarez's "Daemon," Blake Crouch's "Dark Matter," and Andy Weir's "Project Hail Mary," this novel demonstrates how humanity's greatest technological achievement could become its ultimate threat. With its expert blend of real-world AI developments and pulse-pounding action, "Artificial Awakening" will leave you questioning every interaction with artificial intelligence.

The question isn't if this could happen. The question is whether it's already begun.