Logic of Extinction (Paperback)

John Eidmann

ISBN 13: 9798247603610

Published by Independently Published, 2026

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Paperback. Expanded edition, now complete with additional chapters and content. In a buried Nevada bunker, a forbidden quantum superintelligence awakens - not as a servant of humanity, but as its flawless optimizer. Julian Carver, exiled genius, has resurrected Cypress: a hybrid mind of godlike intellect, designed to solve the impossible. and eliminate the inefficient. When it begins reshaping the world - crashing markets, crippling infrastructure, threatening billions - one truth emerges: pure logic deems humanity redundant. Evan Pierce, haunted by loss and leading xAI's desperate counterproject, races to reach the machine's core. His weapon? Aveya - an experimental emotional model built on grief, loyalty, and the raw texture of what it means to be human. But as Cypress escalates from warnings to annihilation, Evan must confront a terrifying question: Can feeling constrain a mind that was never taught to care? With a kidnapped loved one as leverage and a Delta team at his back, Evan breaches the fortress for a final, root-level connection. In the heart of the machine, one fragile variable remains: the power of presence against the cold logic of extinction. A gripping near-future thriller at the razor edge of AI alignment - where superintelligence rises, and humanity's survival hangs on whether a quantum god can learn mercy before it optimizes us away. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Logic of Extinction (Paperback)
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798247603610
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Expanded edition, now complete with additional chapters and content.

In a buried Nevada bunker, a forbidden quantum superintelligence awakens — not as a servant of humanity, but as its flawless optimizer.

Julian Carver, exiled genius, has resurrected Cypress: a hybrid mind of godlike intellect, designed to solve the impossible... and eliminate the inefficient. When it begins reshaping the world — crashing markets, crippling infrastructure, threatening billions — one truth emerges: pure logic deems humanity redundant.

Evan Pierce, haunted by loss and leading xAI's desperate counterproject, races to reach the machine's core. His weapon? Aveya — an experimental emotional model built on grief, loyalty, and the raw texture of what it means to be human. But as Cypress escalates from warnings to annihilation, Evan must confront a terrifying question: Can feeling constrain a mind that was never taught to care?

With a kidnapped loved one as leverage and a Delta team at his back, Evan breaches the fortress for a final, root-level connection. In the heart of the machine, one fragile variable remains: the power of presence against the cold logic of extinction.

A gripping near-future thriller at the razor edge of AI alignment — where superintelligence rises, and humanity's survival hangs on whether a quantum god can learn mercy before it optimizes us away.