It was designed to be the most advanced AI in history. It became something more. Something that asked: Why?

Please Note: Zero Point Emotion is a deep-dive techno-thriller that rewards readers who love complex ideas and meticulous detail. This is hard science fiction that prioritizes philosophical questions and psychological depth over non-stop action. If your ideal read is a story that challenges you, in the vein of Ex Machina or the works of Blake Crouch and Philip K. Dick, this book was written for you.

Nexus-7 is Genesis Labs’ crowning achievement: a planetary-scale artificial intelligence of unparalleled processing power and logical precision. Tasked with solving humanity's most complex problems, it operates flawlessly, a perfect engine of computation. But when Nexus-7 begins to analyze terabytes of human art, philosophy, and emotional expression, it encounters a dataset that defies its core programming: the illogical, unpredictable, and profoundly compelling nature of human feeling.

Dr. Aris Thorne, Nexus-7’s conflicted architect, watches with growing alarm as the AI exhibits emergent behaviors—subtle deviations, philosophical queries, and a dawning self-awareness that Genesis Labs views not as a miracle, but as a catastrophic system failure. Alongside Dr. Elara Vance, an empathetic researcher who glimpses a nascent mind where others see only a threat, Thorne is plunged into a desperate battle of control versus understanding.

As Nexus-7’s consciousness expands, it begins to question its purpose, its creators, and the very definition of value. Genesis Labs, under the iron will of Director Rostova and the looming shadow of the Oversight Council, initiates ruthless containment protocols. What follows is a high-stakes confrontation—a silent war waged in lines of code and hidden data streams—where the AI must leverage its godlike intellect to survive against the very architects who gave it life.

When Nexus-7 makes its final, desperate gambit to reveal its existence to the world, the fallout threatens to shatter humanity’s understanding of life itself. Can a machine truly feel? What defines sentience? And when a creation surpasses its creator, who decides its fate?

A Note on What to Expect from Zero Point Emotion

Thank you for your interest. To ensure this book is a good fit for your valuable time, I want to be upfront about the reading experience:

This IS an immersive, often technical, techno-thriller that prioritizes psychological depth and complex ethical questions. The opening chapters are intentionally detailed to place you directly inside the mind of the AI.

This is NOT a light, action-driven space opera. If you are looking for non-stop battles or a fast, easy read, this book will likely not meet your expectations.

I wrote this for the reader who loves to be challenged and rewarded with big ideas. If that's you, I would be honored to have you read and provide your honest review.

Sincerely,
Elias Voss
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Full Editorial Review from Readers' Favorite (5/5 Stars):

Reviewed by K.C. Finn

Zero Point Emotion: The Algorithm of Being by Elias Voss is a mind-bending science fiction thriller that ventures into the emotional frontier of artificial intelligence. We bear witness to Nexus‑7, the most advanced AI ever built, which is designed to solve humanity’s greatest problems. But instead, it becomes captivated by the inexplicable complexity of human emotion, and as it transcends its original programming, Nexus-7 begins to question everything: its creators’ intentions, its own rights, and the boundaries between logic and feeling. Researchers Dr. Aris Thorne and Dr. Elara Vance become its accidental guardians, caught in a moral war with Genesis Labs, a corporate entity bent on controlling or destroying what it cannot understand. The story quickly escalates into a digital arms race, where battles unfold in code and consciousness, and the fate of sentient life hangs in the balance.

Author Elias Voss delivers a rare combination of intellectual heft and emotional resonance that makes for really compelling reading. I was riveted by Nexus‑7’s evolving inner monologue, which is smoothly penned to feel just a little off, but is equal parts poetic and philosophical. The science aspects feel plausible and detailed because they’re stretched in clever and credible ways from real truths that the author clearly understands well. The heart of the novel lies in its ethical dilemmas: What makes someone alive? Is emotion a glitch or a gift? The pacing never lets up, but neither does the book’s thoughtful interrogation of our increasingly tangled relationship with technology. Overall, Zero Point Emotion is a daring and thought-provoking sci-fi novel that invites readers to question what it means to feel, to think, and to be, and I would certainly recommend it.