Hawkins's computer was too literal. But his instinct — that Stonehenge handled information — survives every test the sixty years since have thrown at it. An investigation through stone provenance, isotopes, ancient DNA and landscape archaeology, ending with a named, testable hypothesis: the Gathering Engine.
Section 1: The State of the Sentient Machine
The year 2025 marks a pivotal inflection point in the history of artificial intelligence. What began as...
The Age of Overwhelm
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Part I: The Great Firewall of the Heart
Introducing the Titans: Aetherion & NexusCore
In the sprawling digital ecosystem of the mid-21st century, two colossal entities...
Introduction: The Crisis of Authority in an Age of Intelligent Machines
The rapid ascent of artificial intelligence has precipitated a crisis of authority in public...