The Infinet by John Akers

Oreste Pax, famed inventor of the Univiz, is in trouble. His mixed-reality glasses have made him the head of the biggest technology company in the world, but he needs to do something new to prove he should remain in charge. To his delight, when he tries to connect the Univiz to a brain-computer interface, it reveals the possibility of a previously unknown form of human cognition.

But his plans are upended when a deadly computer virus starts attacking people through the Internet of Things. Shortly afterward, Pax is abducted by a mysterious group with technology far beyond anything he has seen before. He learns it was created by an immensely powerful artificial intelligence called the Infinet, and when Pax learns the reason why it was created—and what it wants from him—he’ll have to make a choice that will change not only his life but the future of humanity.

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Category: Hard Science Fiction

A year after helping the AI called the Infinet save the world from a deadly computer virus, Oreste Pax has returned to connecting his Univiz mixed-reality glasses to a brain-computer interface. When Lila Kendricks, one of the alpha testers, discovers she can manipulate real-world objects using only her mind, everything seems like it’s back on track.

But when the Infinet is reprogrammed with the Three Laws of Robotics—in reverse—the world is thrown into chaos. As the full power of the Infinet is unleashed, Pax’s team is forced to run for their lives. They must unravel the logic of its new Directives and the implications for humanity, all while avoiding being detected. Because the one thing they’re certain of is that if the Infinet finds them, they’re dead.