The Selection: When AI finds the leader humanity never chose.

by Kevin Shaw

A global AI called ORACLE makes an unprecedented it will not rule humanity—but it will identify the one person the world already follows without knowing it. As governments stall, scientists warn of unintended consequences, and power structures quietly unravel, an unassuming man in Columbus, Ohio continues doing what he’s always done—preventing small failures before they become disasters. He doesn’t seek authority. He avoids recognition. And that is exactly why ORACLE has found him. The Selection is a taut, thought-provoking novel about leadership without power, legitimacy without force, and what it costs to be the person everything quietly depends on.

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Published February 13, 2026