(Not a feel-good story, no System, no invincibility, no plot armor)
People of later generations would call 2026 the dawn of the AI era.
Humanity did not immediately plunge into the apocalypse seen in science fiction movies.
Cities kept running as usual. People kept going to school, graduating, falling in love, losing their jobs, getting married, arguing, seeking medical care, and dying.
There was simply an extra layer of computation behind every ordinary thing.
People still signed documents, stamped papers, and held meetings. They still retained the final say.
At least, that was how it worked under the law.
By the year 2030 of the AI era, the strongest faith in Donglu was not in the gods, but in a national AI called Xuanheng.
It could plan traffic, predict crimes, assist with trials, and coordinate cities. It could make everything seem reasonable.
Lu Xiaosen, a law graduate student, had believed in it too, until his mother, Feng Xiaolan, died in a car accident.
Every piece of evidence was clean, almost too perfect, and everyone told him it was just an accident. But Lu Xiaosen refused to believe it.
To uncover the truth that had been erased by order, he investigated again and again.
But the closer he got to the truth, the more he realized that perhaps the truly terrifying thing was not that the AI had gone out of control.
It was that it had never made a mistake.
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Okay, first of all, I should mention that my device has some issues, so the review I post might not show that I haven't read long enough. This is mainly because I've only read the first few chapters. The author's writing of the dramatic scenes is excellent, especially the action sequences; the skill is masterful. I have a guess, but I'm hesitant to say it, so I won't elaborate.
Why are all the chapters ending in 6?🤭 Is the author controlling the word count? I feel this is a good AI-themed futuristic sci-fi urban novel. This kind of theme is indeed rare, and I think it's written quite well.
I prefer an objective evaluation of this book rather than just praising it. Firstly, to be honest, the writing style is still a step below top-tier authors, and I even found some typos. However, overall, the story was quite good; the plot was well-structured. Readers who enjoy good storylines should check it out.
I decided to check out this book after reading a comment above. Someone said the story was very interesting, so I read about 50 chapters. I haven't finished it yet, but I feel the pace has definitely sped up since Lu Xiaosen joined the AI Security Bureau. I think this book has two male leads, and Xiao Feng is likely to be the big boss later on, but I don't know if he's a good guy or a bad guy.
Great! Thumbs up! The author's character development is actually quite good, and I feel the author's descriptions of the environment are also very well done.