Artificial Wisdom was written by Thomas R. Weaver, originally Indie-published in 2023. The novel was picked up by Penguin Random House to be republished, available August 12, 2025.
SUMMARY
The year is 2050. Humanity is in trouble and agrees to elect a global leader to resolve the crisis. A former U.S. President is in the running up against an Artificial Intelligence program called Solomon. A journalist is seeking the truth about his dead wife and the possibility of government evolvement, but not just her death… millions of lives, which has a altered the course of humanity.
Can mankind reverse the damage it’s done to the world… Or will it depend on Artificial Intelligence to be the salvation of humanity?
OVERALL THOUGHTS
Such an interesting book! Artificial Wisdom is a wonderful work of science fiction with a splash of mystery. Aspects of this story don’t seem to far fetched in my opinion. The story takes place in the year 2050, which really isn’t too far into the future. I’m not going to get into spoiler territory, but the technology and grim future were fleshed out nicely.
The book starts off strong as something unique and different – a futuristic political thriller. However, the middle of the book shifts into a murder mystery story. I didn’t care for this transition, It changed the whole vibe of the book. The really interesting story was buried under a crime solving plot that dragged on a bit too long. However, the backdrop/setting was still fantastic. Thankfully, the ending does shift back into the political thriller I desired, which does get pretty creepy.
Thomas R. Weaver writes some great characters in this book! Through them, important messages bleed through the pages. At least the take away I got from it was, ‘Do your research, don’t assume, and take care of yourself and your surroundings.’
The book can be an eye opener for our current age, with AI (creating realistic images, video and audio), and mainstream media.(manipulating truth to push an agenda). People are swayed way too easily and once the ball drops… there could be no way of picking it back up again.
Do I recommend Artificial Wisdom? Yes. The more time that passes after reading this book, the more I think about the beginning and ending, such good stuff. A real warning to what could be ahead.
RATING
I will give Artificial Wisdom, a B+.