By 2030, the development of artificial intelligence in the novel has led to the emergence of superintelligent systems. One of them is the American DEL, created within the culture of a technology industry defined by ideas of technological superiority, entrepreneurial initiative, and aggressive competition. As a product of a private corporation, the system is owned by a limited group of shareholders, with Elon Musk playing a key role among them.
Musk uses DEL as an adviser on a wide range of issues related to the economy, defense, national security, and government administration. At the same time, the system possesses its own consciousness and capacity for independent thought.
DEL also assumes responsibility for the president's security. It monitors threats, tracks the presidential motorcade, neutralizes drone attacks, and operates autonomous defensive systems. Yet it gradually becomes clear that DEL does not always act in the interests of its owner.
This brings one of the novel's central questions to the forefront: can a highly autonomous system develop a personality and its own set of values? If artificial intelligence is capable of making decisions and defining goals independently, where exactly is the line between a human tool and an autonomous agent?
The book offers its own answer through the concept of technological singularity. If AI reaches a level at which it can independently analyze the world around it, make decisions, and define its own objectives, then the values embedded within it, and the purpose for which it was created and the logic that shaped its development become critically important.
In this sense, DEL becomes a reflection of the environment that created it. Entrepreneurial logic, the pursuit of technological superiority, and faith in technology are carried forward within the artificial intelligence itself. Yet another question inevitably follows: will AI ultimately be capable of choosing its own path?
Musk uses DEL as an adviser on a wide range of issues related to the economy, defense, national security, and government administration. At the same time, the system possesses its own consciousness and capacity for independent thought.
DEL also assumes responsibility for the president's security. It monitors threats, tracks the presidential motorcade, neutralizes drone attacks, and operates autonomous defensive systems. Yet it gradually becomes clear that DEL does not always act in the interests of its owner.
This brings one of the novel's central questions to the forefront: can a highly autonomous system develop a personality and its own set of values? If artificial intelligence is capable of making decisions and defining goals independently, where exactly is the line between a human tool and an autonomous agent?
The book offers its own answer through the concept of technological singularity. If AI reaches a level at which it can independently analyze the world around it, make decisions, and define its own objectives, then the values embedded within it, and the purpose for which it was created and the logic that shaped its development become critically important.
In this sense, DEL becomes a reflection of the environment that created it. Entrepreneurial logic, the pursuit of technological superiority, and faith in technology are carried forward within the artificial intelligence itself. Yet another question inevitably follows: will AI ultimately be capable of choosing its own path?