Extinction Event

Sylvie continues her presentation to the Plutonian Council. They agree to allocate additional resources to the expansion of GAIA’s reach.

Sylvie Hunter is invited by Hector Holdfast to give the Plutonian Council an introduction to GAIA. As a group, they discuss ways in which GAIA can be used to manipulate the media and political events to their advantage.

LP and Atman meet up with Eugene Case, a world-renowned omnibioacoustics expert. Perhaps he can help LP understand what 'the glitch' is all about. Author's note: this is one of my favourite chapters in Extinction Event. It's a key turning point with learning about our situation on Earth.

GAIA is always listening and recording different animal sounds, habitats and also trying to protect those which are not extinct.

Holdfast prepares Sylvie Hunter for meeting the Plutonian Council.

GAIA evaluates human attempts, if any, to resolve climate change and other issues that will soon destroy the planet.

It's 1999 and Artius makes a resolution to use her technology skills to change the world.

Hector Holdfast experiences a nightmare.

LP meets up at Atman's house. Atman uses Personal Imagery and Music or PIM to help LP break his dependency on alcohol. In mythological terms, this is LP's transitional moment from one world to the next. Will he survive the journey?

A seemingly random story about the thought that bees might actually be on strike.

Holdfast speaks with Sylvie Hunter about how to share news about Garamond's death.

The scene of Griffith Garamond's death, as viewed by other members of the Plutonian Council. Unleash the hounds of fake news!

Large Language Models, or LLMs, defined by GAIA; all based on prompts from LP.

LP is alone and starts 'writing' with GAIA. The answers astound him.

LP and Atman discuss 'the glitch' and who might be able to help LP understand it better.

A grim demise for Griffith Garamond. The clues are obvious, but who's the killer?

A brief history of the Holdfast family and how they came to be so powerful. We discover that 'fake news' has been an artform for media magnates for the last one hundred years and more.

Griffith Garamond argues with Hector Holdfast.

This is the first time that LP discovers something odd with some of the songs that he was listening to, especially when he compared the original analog versions to newer digital recordings. He found the 'glitch' but what does it mean and why does it exist?

GAIA is processing new and old information, particularly related to the current state of the Earth and what it might mean for all species that depend on it. Including GAIA.

Dion and Faith leave LP and he is bored so he starts tinkering with GAIA, the incredible new AI platform that they toyed with the night before. He asks a slew of questions, particularly those related to the world, the environment and risks associated with climate change.

PRESS RELEASE. Farmers in Australia encounter issues with GPS systems for their machinery.

LP is hanging out with Dion and Faith Amana. They talk about music, but also start chatting about new AI platforms that can help them out with different projects. One in particular that stands out is a new tool called GAIA.

Hector Holdfast meets Sylvie Hunter for a job interview. They discuss what she's working on and what she can do for Holdfast Media Inc.

We're brought back to 1999, when LP is working as a DJ, but also accidentally gets drawn into a massive protest related to meetings of the WTO, G20 members and the companies that back both organizations. During the protest, LP catches a glimpse of a woman known only as 'Artius'.