Welcome to Graywater, a river town taught to prize calm. When a state "Harmony" initiative arrives with friendly stickers, listening walls, and predictive kiosks, the conveniences feel harmless-until doors act like checkpoints, benches become "standing bars," and kindness requires tokens. A librarian with a pencil ledger, a mechanic with a rolling stool, a cafeteria worker who feeds people before forms, and a reluctant administrator who once signed the wrong memos learn to resist with ordinary tools: chairs, house rules taped at jaw height, and the stubborn claim that a door is a commons. As...

AI on the Crossroads - A Turning Point for MankindArtificial intelligence has moved beyond labs and science fiction into medicine, finance, education, warfare, and everyday life. It is reshaping what it means to work, create, and even to be human.This book traces the evolution of AI from early visions and symbolic reasoning to machine learning, deep learning, and today's generative models. It explains the mathematics behind algorithms in clear language, while recounting milestones such as Deep Blue, AlphaGo, GPT, and DALL·E that redefined public perception of machines.Yet AI on the...