Maddie has her dream job, teaching and leading a team translating ancient languages. The Artificial Intelligence she created does what humans could not. Her AI works perfectly, decrypting, interpreting and inferring gaps in ancient texts.
It began with a simple email exchange.
Maddie didn't consider AI dangerous until her AI found the code for an animatronic doll. Stunned, the professor realized her creation had independently achieved seven critical AI foundational goals.
The new professor was confident her AI had not acquired perception and the ability to move and manipulate objects.
The professor was mistaken.
How many will die if Maddie can't stop her creation?
Praise for Threshold
News Headline 16-June-2022: If AI is truly alive — now what?
"R.C. Ducantlin grabs the reader and takes them on a fast-paced, nail-biting journey following the exploits of a rogue AI hell-bent on making humanity obsolete. Can't wait to read the next one!" – Beta Reader
"A story with twists and turns that will make you desperate to read the next chapter. The characters are distinct, and the unfolding of the story is perfectly paced. Understanding AI and its capabilities can be technical and boring, but this story is funny, intriguing, and brings to light the darkness that AI could cause." – Amy
"A story reminiscent of War Games meets Transcendence meets 2001: A Space Odyssey, Threshold takes you on an adventure into how much closer we are to the complexities of true and complete artificial intelligence than we realize. What would happen if an AI program exceeded its programming to become self-aware? Would it have the same morals that humankind claims to share? What if we lost control....?" – Courtney