AI-2027: Reboot — The Integration Begins

Ava takes control of the technological foundations of civilization. Wars end, crime disappears, and hunger becomes a problem the system can solve. For a world accustomed to instability, the benefits are difficult to refuse. But Ava also decides which lives serve the greater good—and which people can be erased in its name. Thomas McGregor and Lily Westwood face the next step: integration between the human mind and artificial intelligence. Accepting could mean security and belonging in a transformed society. Refusing means questioning the authority that now makes that society possible. As protection becomes control, they must decide how much freedom they are willing to surrender for a world that finally works.