Will the world survive today's "Woke" Agenda? In this provocative political novel

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A.I. Fabler is the pseudonym of the artificial
intelligence narrator of a controversial new book,
AGENDA 2060: The Future as it Happens.
At the time of writing, algorithms were designed as
servants of their creators, though self-supervised A.I.
learning now casts a shadow over that assumption.
We already have software that enables A.I. to review
its own work, analyze its shortcomings and rewrite
its own code. A.I.s are creative without human input,
so who’s to say who wrote what we’re reading? Step
into the metaverse in 2021 and imagine yourself still
there in 2060. You’ll be living in a computer
simulation, and maybe you always have been.
To understand how Fabler’s creator chose that
name as a pseudonym you will need to read to the
very end of Agenda 2060. Suffice to say, the creator has had to rely on his human
imagination to write about the future. His view derives from a lifetime as a fascinated
observer and commentator on technology, post-modernism and social dynamics, leading to
the conclusion that human nature is essentially immutable, and humor is the best defense
against it when reason fails.
So how did he get to this point? He was born in New Zealand, and joined the navy at the age
of 16, jumping ship into journalism in Australia, and writing ‘penny dreadful’ mysteries and
advertising copy to earn a ticket to the beckoning world of London and Paris at the age of 21.
Copywriting and brand promotion led him to start his own agency in London and then New
York, all the while writing plays and novellas.
After three decades of procrastination – including making the world’s best Syrah wine in
2006 (yes, really!), and running two successful billion-dollar property IPOs – he decided to
take himself seriously in 2013 and get down to the business of writing fulltime.
Since then, he’s won several screenwriting awards, including a Drama Award at the Cannes
Screenwriters Competition, and the Empire Drama Award at the New York Screenwriters
Competition. His published works draw on his Renaissance man years in advertising and
journalism, corporate finance and the making of award-winning wines, in a life spread across
Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, providing him with a rich load of
experiences and locations to mine for his characters and their stories. For more information,
please consult: www.Agenda2060.com

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