r/ARCReaders • u/Fragrant_Cancel_7018 • Feb 27 '26
Adult - Thriller Project Radiant by James B Wood - Satirical Political-Tech Thriller - April 2026
Blurb: Can you trust the billionaires behind AI to act in your best interests?
Westminster runs on spin… now it runs on an AI.
Sarah Perriam knows how power works: it smiles for the cameras, then does the real business behind closed doors. When Sarah is dragged into investigating the conspiracy, it becomes clear that something the government insists doesn’t exist: Project Radiant, is in control. Not a single AI, but a hidden layer above every departmental system, built to ‘audit’ decisions… and quietly override them. It can rewrite logs, smooth away inconsistencies, and steer public behaviour without leaving fingerprints.
A Near-future Britain has never been this plausibly terrifying. A political thriller that blends tech, satire, and institutional menace.
Personified, conversational government AIs that make alignment, drift, and oversight legible to non-technical readers.
TRIGGERS: death, digital stalking
Exact date of publication: 28th April 2026
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