The system failed successfully

There are a lot of books written about Artificial Intelligence (AI) these days with people speculating as to where it may lead us. Some see it as a revolutionary new technology that will bring us many benefits, while others are concerned that it may become self-aware, malignant and intent on destroying humanity.

However, there is also another possibility: The possibility that our society is harmed not by a malignant AI, but by the complexity it may bring. Our technology and efficiency-driven world may become so complex, that mankind can no longer manage to oversee the entire picture. Imagine our society experiencing a major technical failure...

Imagine it breaking, while nobody really knows how to fix it.

This book presents a fictional scenario of just such a possibility...