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Nathan 2.0: A Parable of the Ring in the Age of Systems

Nathan 2.0: A Parable of the Ring in the Age of Systems

Gudera, Andy

Paperback

Science Fiction

ISBN10: 3384835735
ISBN13: 9783384835734
Publisher: Tredition Gmbh
Published: Mar 2 2026
Pages: 72
Weight: 0.18
Height: 0.17 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
In a world where algorithms calculate creditworthiness, vehicles make decisions independently, and data streams link identity, mobility, and security, an old question arises anew: Who sets the standard - humans or systems? When the foster daughter of AI ethics entrepreneur Nathan disappears after a connected vehicle is manipulated, abstract criticism of the system becomes personal reality. An activist group wants to show how permeable and powerful integrated infrastructures have become. But instead of simple finger-pointing, a multi-layered conflict unfolds between security and freedom, reform and rupture, responsibility and opportunism. The novel takes up the idea of Lessing's Ring Parable and transfers it to the age of artificial intelligence: it is not religions that struggle for truth, but system architectures. In dialogues with chatbots, political decision-makers and activists, a new parable emerges about power, transparency and moral boundaries in digitally networked societies. Nathan 2.0 is not a tech thriller, but a philosophical and topical narrative about responsibility in complex systems - and about the question of how much humanity remains when efficiency becomes the highest value.

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