The AI Calamity

The Post-AI Era.

The story begins in 2053, after artificial intelligence has torn human society apart and driven humanity toward evolution into two separate species.

A quantum-core supercomputer has divided human society into two layers. One is the Hidden World—a paradise for the elite, inhabited by a stateless class of superior intelligence that controls humanity’s greatest achievements. The other is the Mundane World, where traditional social structures persist and ordinary life continues.

Through the Sweepers, the elite purge those in the Mundane World who attempt to access or use artificial intelligence. Through the Soul Hunters, they eliminate defectors from their own ranks who still possess a conscience.

The male protagonist is descended from elite defectors. Raised in the Mundane World, he narrates the events that unfold around him from a first-person perspective, and through his journey of growth, he ultimately flies toward the sea of stars.

This entire story is handcrafted and does not use AI-generated writing. Doubao was used only for proofreading.

This is a work of pure entertainment. It contains no prediction of future life, only a reflection on the consequences of future catastrophe. The content is written according to the internal logic of science fiction.