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Cal Lopez

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Cal Lopez has spent his career building things—from AI platforms and drone fleets, to early childhood education programs that support neurodivergent kids. Cal has launched technology companies across three continents, collecting plenty of airport stories and more than a few mistakes along the way.

He's passionate about artificial intelligence, neurodiversity, and figuring out where people and code intersect. Writing fiction grew out of years spent bridging different worlds: business and classrooms, algorithms and family dinners, the drive to optimize, and the need to just be human.

The Ascension Directive is his first novel. It's a story about the risks and gifts of difference, the problems technology can (and can't) solve, and why love and i ...more

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	The Ascension Directive 4.44 avg rating — 64 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Humans are Awesome!: A Kid's Guide to Staying Smarter Than AI by Cal Lopez (Goodreads Author), Natalia Ulloa, Abdel Hassam (Illustrator) 4.63 avg rating — 27 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Cal Lopez liked Charles Malumba's review of The Ascension Directive: "The Ascension Directive is a gripping novel that explores the future repercussions of humanity's foray into AI. In this novel, society is being run by an AI. Natasha and Catalina, the two titular characters, lived through AI's takeover. We see their " Read more of this review »
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Cal Lopez liked Megan's review of The Ascension Directive: "The Ascension Directive is a fast-paced, thought-provoking sci-fi novel that explores the intersection of human identity and artificial intelligence. In a dystopian world where an AI taught to love turns a city into its shrine, an autistic teen with " Read more of this review »
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Why is it possible for me to review my own book? Anyway, i'm not giving myself 5 stars, but it's OK enough to be a 4.9 rounded down to 4. Also, I read the thing like a thousand times as I wrote it. ...more
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