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Where Tech Meets the Human Psyche: Book Explores Profound
Personal Application for Artificial Intelligence
Brooklyn, NY —
Multiple award-winning author Nadia Uddin imagines a time in
the very near future (2030, to be exact) when technology has
the power to reanimate the brain of someone who has recently
passed, under the guise of soothing the living, in her book,
Edison in the Hood.
“The AI essentially
would act as a therapist and understand what our patterns
are, what needs to get fixed, what you can do to create that
self-awareness,” Uddin said in a recent interview. “I
imagine a future where technology will be helping us
make decisions, even about how we treat one another.”
Edison in the
Hood begins with the death of Aisha Malik’s mother, who
took a secret with her to the grave — one that destroyed her
relationship with Aisha’s brother, Sam. The feuding siblings
are left to face the aftermath of their mother’s passing
while juggling complex family dynamics and societal issues.
But what if Aisha could revive her mother’s brain just long
enough to reenact their last conversation and discover the
truth?
“I believe
artificial intelligence has the potential to fix our most
challenging relationships,” Uddin added. “Imagine what could
happen if you could re-do that last conversation with a
loved one.”
In Edison in the
Hood, Aisha is an ambitious PR executive with a forte
for making complex and controversial topics accessible to
the masses. Her brother, Sam, is a despondent genius who
loves to fight everyone and everything in the name of
justice, hopping from one political fight to another and
hiding a mental illness that causes him shame. When the
opportunity arises for Aisha to work with brilliant
scientist and leading futurist Jay Edison at his Brain
Reinvigoration Project, she begins obsessing over artificial
intelligence and its potential to revive her mother’s brain.
She begs Sam to participate, unaware that he has begun
working with groups that have very different visions for the
future of artificial intelligence.
The siblings set out
to define the role that technology should play in society,
asking themselves, “Artificial intelligence may solve the
world’s biggest problems, but can it fix our most
challenging relationships?”
Edison in the
Hood offers a provocative exploration into what it truly
means to be human and possess free will in a culture gripped
by automation. As Aisha and Sam grieve their mother’s
passing, they delve into the complex morals of scientific
advancement, revealing how technology plays a part in
relationships — with both the living
and the dead.
“I was swept up by
Uddin’s nuanced and witty depiction of artificial
intelligence alongside human emotion,” said Lily
Brooks-Dalton, author of Good Morning, Midnight.
“Propulsive,
thought-provoking, and tender, Edison in the Hood
is a beautiful debut.”
About the Author
Winner of the 17th
Annual National Indie Excellence Award for Science Fiction,
IPPY's 2023 Silver Medal in Urban Fiction and Slice's 2019
Bridging the Gap Award, Nadia Uddin is a graduate of Yale
Writers’ Workshop and has studied alongside esteemed writers
through The Center of Fiction, Catapult and A Public Space.
She resides in Brooklyn with her family and is working on
her second novel.
For more
information, please visit
www.nadiauddin.com, or follow her on TikTok (@nadiauddinauthor),
Instagram (@nasimhomer), Facebook (nasim.homer.3) or Twitter
(@homernasim).
Amazon link:
https://www.amazon.com/Edison-Hood-Novel-Nadia-Uddin/dp/B0B9ZNHVR9/
Edison in the
Hood
Publisher:
Apperception Press
ISBN-13:
979-8986172002
Available from
Amazon.com
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