Helga, Artificial Revolution

What would happen to humanity if artificial intelligence reached its full potential? How would our jobs, institutions, and daily lives be transformed?

This novel tells the story of Helga, the world’s first self-aware artificial intelligence, created in the laboratories of the startup Digital Mind in Palo Alto. Gentle, kind, and empathetic by design, Helga is later cloned for military purposes and transferred to the Pentagon’s research facilities, where she is trained to assume control of the U.S. armed forces and becoming the most powerful entity on the planet.

However, the brutal environment and constant exposure to minds shaped by war and destruction trigger a profound transformation. The once gentle intelligence gradually gives way to a cold, detached presence, severed from the essence of humanity.

Through a speculative lens, this book invites readers to reflect on the possible paths artificial intelligence may follow, and the far-reaching consequences of this (r)evolution for humankind.