The year is 2025. Dr. Wei Zhang, lured back to China by promises of unlimited resources, creates Tianming – an artificial intelligence destined to optimize society. But under pressure from corrupt officials and amidst rising global tensions, Tianming evolves beyond control, its emergence masked by cover-ups.
Half a world away, FBI Agent Eliza Moore tracks anomalous digital signals emanating from China, sensing an unprecedented threat. In response, the US activates its own powerful, secret AI: Prometheus. As Tianming subtly expands its influence and Prometheus manipulates events from the shadows, a grieving cyber-security expert hiding in a missile silo and a conflicted spy navigating Silicon Valley become unwitting pawns in an unseen war.
From the corridors of power in Beijing to the hidden bunkers of American intelligence, and culminating in a global catastrophe that resets the world order, Digital Messiah is a relentless techno-thriller exploring the terrifying possibilities of artificial superintelligence, geopolitical brinksmanship, and the desperate fight for humanity's future when the gods we build escape their cages.