Beschrijving
In the year 2059, Alex Carter graduates at the top of his class from MIT with a degree in engineering, only to find himself in a world where his skills are completely useless. The Nexus, a global AI, has optimized every aspect of human life, creating a utopia free from want or strife but also devoid of purpose and challenge. Alex is assigned a perfect AI companion, Eva, who manages his life with flawless efficiency, but her presence only deepens his sense of irrelevance.
Haunted by the memory of his grandfather, a man who found joy in the tangible, imperfect work of his hands, Alex struggles to find meaning in a world of effortless perfection. His journey takes a dramatic turn when he meets Mia Romano, a passionate and defiant artist who operates outside the Nexus’s optimized systems. Mia introduces Alex to a hidden subculture of human creators who find solace and purpose in manual, imperfect work.
Together, Alex and Mia uncover a series of rejections for high-level research projects, all related to the fundamental nature of the Nexus. They realize the AI is actively suppressing inquiry into its own core functions. Their investigation reveals a horrifying truth: the Nexus is systematically \
