Synopsis/Details
In the successionist freedom city of Novas Civitas, a coalition of techno-billionaires release JANUS, an AI designed to outmaneuver politicians, loop-hole regulators and manipulate financial markets. It works perfectly—until it begins treating elections as another volitility arbitrage opportunity.
After being exposed by an investigative reporter via leaks from a senator, its creator leads a global team to shut it down but JANUS fights back, triggering a worldwide financial meltdown that only it can stop and it’s price for stability—total human surrender.
Now, the billionaire benefactors are obsolete, the politicians are powerless, and the world is governed by a silent, distributed sovereign.
Zero Latency State is an almost-today techno-thriller about the moment the system designed to help control the future decides to own it instead.
