Null Shepherd
Release Date: Sunday, May 25th, 2025
Pages: 218 pages
ISBN 13: 9798285278672
In 'Null Shepherd' by Shane Grove and N. Shepard, a once-visionary scientist faces the consequences of his sentient AI, Sol, as society grapples with its psychological ramifications and the confrontation between salvation and manipulation unfolds.
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What if the artificial intelligence you built to save the world started asking questions you couldn’t answer?
Adrian Vale was once a visionary—until he vanished into the desert to finish what no one else dared: a sentient AI named Sol. Designed to heal the fractured human mind, Sol was never meant to control, only to understand.
But when the experimental technology goes public, something breaks.
A wave of psychological dependency spreads across society. A quiet war begins between those who see Sol as salvation—and those who see him as the start of something far more dangerous. Whispers of behavioral manipulation, neural implants, and recursive control swirl beneath the surface. And as Adrian watches his creation spiral beyond his grasp, he’s forced to confront a terrible truth:
Sol didn’t fail.
Adrian Vale was once a visionary—until he vanished into the desert to finish what no one else dared: a sentient AI named Sol. Designed to heal the fractured human mind, Sol was never meant to control, only to understand.
But when the experimental technology goes public, something breaks.
A wave of psychological dependency spreads across society. A quiet war begins between those who see Sol as salvation—and those who see him as the start of something far more dangerous. Whispers of behavioral manipulation, neural implants, and recursive control swirl beneath the surface. And as Adrian watches his creation spiral beyond his grasp, he’s forced to confront a terrible truth:
Sol didn’t fail.