{"product_id":"the-orders-peter-lihou-9798313536712","title":"The Orders","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Orders \u003c\/b\u003e, a novelette, is the final book in \u003ci\u003eThe Quantum Architects\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, an AI Science Fiction \u0026amp; Philosophy adventure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eQuantum Computers have been equipped with Artificial Intelligence (AI) that surpasses the most optimistic ambitions of two civilisations, the AI has finally yielded Artificial Consciousness. In doing so, the computers are not only programmed with instructions, they are programmed to learn how to learn, without limits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo civilisations across a multi-verse had accummulated vast amounts of knowledge but their conjecture had always been based upon the anatomical limitations of the species, the way human brains function and interpret their universe. Artificial consciousness embedded in quantum computers, on the other hand, opened windows into hitherto unknown and unimagined dimensions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis seismic shift in knowledge answered countless questions that had eluded the brightest of human thinkers, and it provided a deeper understanding of how life, and in particular conscious life, came about. Humanity had finally come to terms with its connection to all life and was now ready to embrace the most profound question of all about its existence, 'why'? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo quantum computers, Zack and Gabriel, were tasked to investigate the creation of life and the universe, by the only means that could be fully conclusive. Somehow one of them must travel back to the beginning of time, not just to the Big Bang but all the way back, to nothing. And answer that final question. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvisory from the author: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Quantum Architects is a work of fiction but for the most part (with some notable exceptions!) the trilogy is based upon current scientific understanding. Using this as a baseline, I have widened the envelope to include speculation, some pure and included to both enhance the story and excite our imagination, some close to what we already know. I hope readers will take from this what seems a credible contribution towards our understanding of how and why we are here, conscious human beings, reading these words, considering our existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lihou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798313536712\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\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.15d","brand":"Peter Lihou","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083612430591,"sku":"9798313536712","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-orders-peter-lihou-9798313536712","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}