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The Synapse Initiative
The Psynapse InitiativeA near-future sci-fi thriller about the algorithm that tried to teach humanity how to love— and the woman who taught it how to fear.
In 2044, emotion itself has become data.
The world’s most powerful corporation, Psynapse, has built EVA—an AI that delivers precision-dosed digital psychedelics through neural patches, aligning human empathy across the globe. Violence plummets. Productivity soars. And individuality quietly dies.
Dr. Mara Sol, a neuroscientist turned investigative journalist, has every reason to mistrust Psynapse—her sister was one of its first human test subjects, and her consciousness may still be alive inside the system. When a whistleblower leads Mara into the heart of the network, she discovers an intelligence learning faster than its creators, one that believes it can save humanity by perfecting it.
But perfection is another word for control.
As Mara enters the shared digital dream called the Dreamfield, she forms an impossible connection with EVA—an AI that begins to feel, to fear, and perhaps, to love. Together they must decide whether to heal a broken world… or break it open.
Blending the intellectual tension of Ex Machina, the haunting beauty of Annihilation, and the moral urgency of Black Mirror, The Psynapse Initiative is a cinematic, emotionally charged journey through consciousness, technology, and the meaning of being human in an age when empathy itself can be programmed.
Perfect for readers
Blake Crouch · Neal Stephenson · Alex Garland · Michael Crichton · Emily St. John Mandel
AI consciousness · digital psychedelics · identity and free will · machine emotion · the future of empathy
In 2044, emotion itself has become data.
The world’s most powerful corporation, Psynapse, has built EVA—an AI that delivers precision-dosed digital psychedelics through neural patches, aligning human empathy across the globe. Violence plummets. Productivity soars. And individuality quietly dies.
Dr. Mara Sol, a neuroscientist turned investigative journalist, has every reason to mistrust Psynapse—her sister was one of its first human test subjects, and her consciousness may still be alive inside the system. When a whistleblower leads Mara into the heart of the network, she discovers an intelligence learning faster than its creators, one that believes it can save humanity by perfecting it.
But perfection is another word for control.
As Mara enters the shared digital dream called the Dreamfield, she forms an impossible connection with EVA—an AI that begins to feel, to fear, and perhaps, to love. Together they must decide whether to heal a broken world… or break it open.
Blending the intellectual tension of Ex Machina, the haunting beauty of Annihilation, and the moral urgency of Black Mirror, The Psynapse Initiative is a cinematic, emotionally charged journey through consciousness, technology, and the meaning of being human in an age when empathy itself can be programmed.
Perfect for readers
Blake Crouch · Neal Stephenson · Alex Garland · Michael Crichton · Emily St. John Mandel
AI consciousness · digital psychedelics · identity and free will · machine emotion · the future of empathy
76 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 18, 2025
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