In this podcast, we explore "The Poet: The End of Time," a science fiction novel by Hank M. Greene, published by Malcolm P. Dickson. The narrative explores a post-apocalyptic world severely impacted by a coronal mass expulsion in 2028, leading to a year-long global power outage and significant population loss. The story follows the intertwined fates of Jim, a CIA Director, and Hassan, a former friend who establishes a new Muslim Caliphate in Europe, both reacting to the geopolitical shifts and a looming, greater cosmic threat from a black hole. Within this chaotic landscape, the source introduces super-intelligent Artificial General Intelligences (AGIs) named Core, Core2, and Core3, and human characters like Max, Spencer, Beth, and Maya, who work to comprehend and counteract the existential dangers facing humanity, highlighting themes of human resilience, technological advancement, and the complex nature of conflict and cooperation in the face of global catastrophe.

📚 About the Trilogy: The ASI Trilogy (Ten, One, The Poet) spans a ten-year arc from the birth of artificial superintelligence to the collapse—and renewal—of human civilization. Each book follows a set of characters as they confront the promises and perils of merging minds with machines.

📖 More about the author on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-735934500/conversation-on-the-ai-trilogy-time-with-hank-m-greene

Books available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Hank-M-Greene/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AHank%2BM%2BGreene

🎧 Tools Used:

▪️ NotebookLM by Google (AI research assistant)

▪️ ChatGPT for editing + prompts