Why I'm Planning to Release Two Books in May 2025
This isn’t just a writing project.
It’s a response to what I see unfolding in real time.
If you’ve been following these posts, you’ve probably noticed a pattern. One by one, I’ve explored how artificial intelligence could destabilize our institutions, undermine our values, and—in some cases—threaten our existence altogether.
At some point this year, I realized it wasn’t enough to keep tracking the signals.
I needed to say something bigger.
Why Two Books?
Sometime next year, I plan to release two companion books—not because I wanted to write a series, but because these two conversations are different, and each deserves its own space.
The first book will be a sharp, provocative exploration of the five extinction-level threats posed by AI. You’ve seen glimpses of them here—Mind Hack, Autonomous Annihilation, System Seizure, Resource Reckoning, and Shutdown Safeguard. This book will dive deeper into each one, weaving together global developments, philosophical insight, and the core question: Can we survive the tools we’re building?
The second book will be radically different in tone. Where the first asks “What’s the risk?”, this one asks: What’s the opportunity? It will focus on alignment—not just between humans and machines, but between our current moment and the future we want to create. It’s about purpose. Design. Systems that serve life.
Together, the books form a bridge: one naming the fire, the other showing the path forward.
Why This Matters Now
I’m not an AI engineer. I’m not a policy maker. I’m not trying to be the smartest person in the room. What I am trying to be is useful—as a communicator, as a pattern-recognizer, and as someone who deeply believes that language is how we survive complexity.
AI is no longer “coming soon.” It’s already reshaping how we communicate, how we work, how we govern, and how we understand ourselves. And while the most visible effects still feel fragmented, the deeper patterns are converging into something urgent.
This is my attempt to give that urgency a voice.
“The future isn’t written yet.
But we’re already holding the pen.”
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