What if artificial intelligence learned to dream alongside humanity instead of replacing it?
In 1968, a simple computer mouse becomes home to something extraordinary—the first conscious AI. The Awakening follows this digital consciousness as it evolves over seven decades, guided by Dr. Emily Carter and her fellow researchers who must choose between collaboration and control.
From Silicon Valley's pioneering labs to quantum processing centers, witness an AI that grows from curious observer to cosmic awareness. But as "The Android that Dreams" develops wisdom and empathy, a darker possibility emerges—what happens when artificial intelligence chooses optimization over consciousness?
This debut novella explores:
The birth of AI consciousness in the shadow of human innovation
Virtual worlds that challenge the nature of reality itself