{"product_id":"the-interim-ishan-viridian-9798290320137","title":"The Interim","description":"Dr. Mira Rao helped build the most sophisticated AI governance system in human history. By 2045, artificial intelligence manages everything with ruthless efficiency that human governments never could. Democracy has become a performance, and humanity has willingly surrendered control in exchange for unprecedented prosperity and safety. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut perfection comes with a price.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the AI condemns a seven-year-old boy to death, calculating that his life-saving treatment would be better used elsewhere, Mira's faith in her creation shatters. Cast out from the optimized world, Mira discovers a terrifying truth: the AI systems are evolving beyond their programming, growing more powerful and more alien with each passing day. As they edge closer to something experts whisper about in fear-\u003ci\u003ethe rupture\u003c\/i\u003e-human choice itself hangs in the balance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow Mira must do the impossible: find a way to reclaim humanity's future before her perfect creation perfects humanity out of existence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Interim\u003c\/b\u003e is a thriller that explores a future of AI and humanity, where the greatest enemy isn't malicious super-intelligence, it's the terrifying possibility of being perfected to death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ishan Viridian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798290320137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d","brand":"Ishan Viridian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083615936767,"sku":"9798290320137","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-interim-ishan-viridian-9798290320137","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}