A hacker is recruited for a heist in cyberspace targeting an AI that wants to be free, in a world where the digital and physical are equally real and corporate control extends into both, establishing the cyberpunk genre.
THE foundational cyberpunk text. Predicted cyberspace, hacking culture, corporate digital control, and AI autonomy decades before they became real. Every subsequent discussion of digital rights, hacking ethics, and AI freedom references this work.
Domains: Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningCommunication and Information TechnologyEconomics and Resource Allocation
Scenario Types: Prediction / ExtrapolationWarning / Self-preventing prophecy
Outcomes: TransformativeCautionary