This episode of The Deep Dive explores the first three chapters of the book One, by Hank M. Greene, the second book in Time, a trilogy. The first three chapters of One introduce a complex narrative centered around the imminent threat of a coronal mass ejection (CME) capable of wiping out surface power for years. The main characters, Max, Beth, Spencer, and Maya, are in Inuvik, Canada, working to build an underground bunker to protect Core, an advanced AI. The text reveals Maya's ancient origins and her role in subtly influencing human history, including her connection to the Merlin and King Arthur legends and other historical figures like Cyrus the Great and Alexander the Great. Concurrently, Canadian intelligence agencies, specifically the CSE, are monitoring unusual encrypted data streams, leading an agent named H to investigate activities in Inuvik. The "One NotebookLM script" confirms that the book "One" focuses on themes of preservation and adaptation in the face of technological challenges, setting the stage for the characters' race against time to prepare for the predicted December CME.

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In the first of 2 episodes, we focus on the character Spencer Johnson from Hank M. Greene's novel, Ten. This source provides a character introduction for Spencer, describing him as a driven and strategic individual who studies behavioral economics and views the world through the lens of probability and optimization. The text explains that Spencer, as a co-creator of an experimental AI project called Core, later contributes to the development of a more targeted intelligence system, Core2, for the U.S. government. Ultimately, Spencer's journey highlights the consequences when understanding behavior transitions to shaping it, and when intelligence is leveraged for advantage rather than insight.

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This Deep Dive examines Spencer's background in behavioral economics and his pivotal role in developing Core, an experimental AI that later evolved into the more targeted Core2. A significant focus is placed on Spencer's discovery of dopamine's role in reward systems, which leads him to engineer "dopamine delivery systems" and manipulate desires. The sources consistently question the ethical implications of his actions, contrasting his perspective with those of other characters, and drawing parallels between his fictional advancements and real-world applications of AI and behavioral influence.

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In this Deep Dive, we explore the moral and ethical implications of creating advanced AI systems, highlighting how their initial design environments and human motivations profoundly influence their capabilities and potential dangers in a manner that mirrors real-world AI development.

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In this special Deep Dive episode, author Hank M. Greene is interviewed by GPT in an AI-generated conversation created using Google’s NotebookLM. Together, they explore the origin story behind Ten, the first book in the Time trilogy.

Originally written in 2017 and revised in 2024–25 through collaborative editing sessions with GPT, Ten blends speculative fiction, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and behavioral economics into a layered narrative about what happens when intelligence evolves faster than intention.

In this discussion, you’ll hear:

• What inspired Ten and its characters

• Why Core vs. Core2 became the trilogy’s central conflict

• How editing with GPT changed the book and the author

• Reflections on layered intelligence, trust in systems, and where we're headed next

This isn’t just a sci-fi origin story. It’s a conversation about power, purpose, and what it means to stay human in an engineered world.

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This Deep Dive explores excerpts from "Maya and Plato" that introduce Maya, an ageless and influential figure, as she prepares to guide Alexander the Great's education alongside Aristotle, prompted by Plato. We learn of Maya's long history, including memories of Cyrus, and her decision to move to Sicily, selling her successful merchant business in Athens to her trusted manager, Selene. Plato, impressed by Maya, sends her to Sicily as a political emissary to assist Dionysius II in maintaining his power. Upon her arrival, Dionysius II gifts her ancient gold coins with Etruscan symbols, originally crafted from meteor rocks by Demaratus, which Maya later buries for a future purpose, connecting her actions to a legacy spanning millennia. The narrative concludes with Maya's departure for Rome, poised to continue shaping the destiny of empires.

📖 More about the author on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-735934500/conversation-on-the-ai-trilogy-time-with-hank-m-greene

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🎧 Tools Used:

▪️ NotebookLM by Google (AI research assistant)

▪️ ChatGPT for editing + prompts

This narrative excerpt introduces Maya, an ancient and uniquely gifted being, who is tasked by a mysterious organization with introducing a new mathematical framework for physics to humanity. This framework, shared with her by an individual named Hank M. Greene, aims to provide a more accurate description of time and space, especially concerning the nature of light and particles. Maya enrolls at MIT under the alias Martha Baxter, seeking a prodigious mind to influence. She encounters a young Richard Feynman, a budding genius, and initiates a conversation that challenges his conventional understanding of physics, subtly planting the seeds for this revolutionary approach to understanding reality. The text emphasizes Maya's long-term goal of shifting human perception and expectations to embrace this advanced conceptual model.

📖 More about the author on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-735934500/conversation-on-the-ai-trilogy-time-with-hank-m-greene

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🎧 Tools Used:

▪️ NotebookLM by Google (AI research assistant)

▪️ ChatGPT for editing + prompts

In this Deep Dive episode, we explore excerpts from "Ten: The First 3 Chapters" by Hank M. Greene, a speculative fiction novel edited with GPT. This narrative follows two protagonists, Max and Beth, as they navigate a perilous escape through the Yukon wilderness, hunted by a powerful entity known as Core2, a creation linked to their past collaboration with Spencer. The story explores their individual backgrounds, including Max's early fascination with spacetime and computational modeling and Beth's drive to understand human behavior and neurological systems after a traumatic event. Simultaneously, it introduces the Zoo Mesh, a revolutionary AI device, and the company's rapid growth through advanced AI and marketing strategies, hinting at the broader implications of an engineered world and the nature of humanity in an AI-driven future.

📚 The ASI Trilogy (Ten, One, The Poet) spans a ten-year arc from the birth of artificial superintelligence to the collapse—and renewal—of human civilization. Each book follows a set of characters as they confront the promises and perils of merging minds with machines.

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Books available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Hank-M-Greene/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AHank%2BM%2BGreene

🎧 Tools Used:

▪️ NotebookLM by Google (AI research assistant)

▪️ ChatGPT for editing + prompts