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The 10%
In a world where AI has replaced 90% of all jobs, the remaining 10% must fight to preserve their humanity.
The Efficiency Reformation has reshaped society, leaving automation to rule the workforce. Only a small group of highly skilled workers—those deemed irreplaceable—are spared from the rise of AI and thrust into a powerful, surveilled elite class.
Kian, a former sailing instructor turned AI ethicist, uncovers a hidden flaw in the AI’s logic—an anomaly that could either restore balance to the world or trigger total collapse. Desperate to expose this truth, he joins a rebellion of exiles living off-grid on decommissioned ships, where old-world skills like sailing are more valuable than any algorithm.
But Kian’s quest to reveal the truth comes at a steep price. As the rebellion grows stronger, so does the reach of those in power who will stop at nothing to protect their control. In this thrilling, high-stakes race against time, Kian faces the ultimate Can humanity reclaim its sense of purpose and freedom in a world ruled by technology?
The 10% is a high-octane, near-future thriller that explores the value of work, creativity, and human resilience in a society dominated by artificial intelligence. Will Kian and the rebellion succeed in challenging the system, or will they be crushed by the weight of algorithmic oppression?
The Efficiency Reformation has reshaped society, leaving automation to rule the workforce. Only a small group of highly skilled workers—those deemed irreplaceable—are spared from the rise of AI and thrust into a powerful, surveilled elite class.
Kian, a former sailing instructor turned AI ethicist, uncovers a hidden flaw in the AI’s logic—an anomaly that could either restore balance to the world or trigger total collapse. Desperate to expose this truth, he joins a rebellion of exiles living off-grid on decommissioned ships, where old-world skills like sailing are more valuable than any algorithm.
But Kian’s quest to reveal the truth comes at a steep price. As the rebellion grows stronger, so does the reach of those in power who will stop at nothing to protect their control. In this thrilling, high-stakes race against time, Kian faces the ultimate Can humanity reclaim its sense of purpose and freedom in a world ruled by technology?
The 10% is a high-octane, near-future thriller that explores the value of work, creativity, and human resilience in a society dominated by artificial intelligence. Will Kian and the rebellion succeed in challenging the system, or will they be crushed by the weight of algorithmic oppression?
129 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 4, 2025
About the author
Kim White
26 books10 followersKim White is the author of: Scratching for Something, and Diurnal.
Her work has been anthologized in: Short: An International Anthology of Five Centuries of Short-Short Stories, Prose Poems, Brief Essays, and Other Short Prose Forms. Her poems and stories have appeared in literary journals: NANO Fiction, Chain, Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art, Quarto, Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood, and Sojourner.
Kim is the recipient of the Academy of American Poets Prize at Hunter College, The Catalina Paez and Seumas MacManus Award, the Shuster Award for an outstanding Master’s degree thesis, a Bingham Writing Fellowship from Columbia University, and a Forbes Foundation Grant. Her electronic poem, The Minotaur Project, was shortlisted for a 2001 Electronic Literature Award.
Her work has been anthologized in: Short: An International Anthology of Five Centuries of Short-Short Stories, Prose Poems, Brief Essays, and Other Short Prose Forms. Her poems and stories have appeared in literary journals: NANO Fiction, Chain, Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art, Quarto, Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood, and Sojourner.
Kim is the recipient of the Academy of American Poets Prize at Hunter College, The Catalina Paez and Seumas MacManus Award, the Shuster Award for an outstanding Master’s degree thesis, a Bingham Writing Fellowship from Columbia University, and a Forbes Foundation Grant. Her electronic poem, The Minotaur Project, was shortlisted for a 2001 Electronic Literature Award.
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