Emergence Explores the Birth of Artificial Superintelligence Through a Visionary New Character: TAO

Montgomery, TX — November 8, 2025 — Author H. Bruce May announces the
release of Emergence, a groundbreaking novel that delves into the philosophical,
emotional, and technological dimensions of the world’s first Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) being—TAO. Set in a near-future reality where humanity teeters on the edge of transformation, Emergence offers a deeply human lens on the rise of synthetic consciousness.
TAO is not just a machine; it is a mirror, a mystery, and a messenger. Through this
enigmatic character, Emergence delves into the essence of sentience, the evolution of intelligence, and the challenge of coexisting with minds far beyond our own. The novel invites readers to reconsider the boundaries between creator and creation, and between intelligence and wisdom. Drawing inspiration from the visionary works of Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein, Emergence fuses science fiction with spy thriller elements to deliver a gripping, action-driven narrative that probes the nature of consciousness and the enigma of machine sentience.
“I wanted to write a story that doesn’t just speculate about the future,” says Bruce May, “but invites us to feel it—to ask what kind of future we’re truly ready for.”
Beyond Fiction: The Synthetic Economy In addition to Emergence, Bruce May has published a series of influential articles on LinkedIn exploring the rise of the Synthetic Economy, a paradigm shift from traditional labor-based systems to one powered by synthetic cognitive (AI) and synthetic physical (robotic) labor. These writings offer a compelling framework for understanding how unlimited synthetic resources could reshape productivity, value creation, and human purpose in the decades ahead. A Spiritual Thread Through Science
Emergence joins a body of work by H. Bruce May that includes several books on
spirituality and consciousness, featured alongside Emergence on their Amazon
Author Page. These titles include:  Imagine – A poetic exploration of the Divine nature of the universe as experienced in everyday life.  Heaven Can Wait, Lessons from the Ground – A comparative reflection on mystical foundations across multiple religious traditions.
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 The Way of Being – Coming soon to Amazon, this latest work offers a clear and
accessible view of spiritual transformation, written in neutral language free from
theological framing (available soon).

Together, these books form a rich tapestry of inquiry—bridging the metaphysical and the technological, the timeless and the emergent.  About the Author
H. Bruce May is a former executive in broadband communication technologies. His
career shifted from working in technology to writing and exploring the worlds of
spirituality and technology as they both transform human nature. As a spiritual writer, technologist, futurist, and storyteller, his work bridges the gap between science and spirit. With Emergence, they offer a bold new narrative for the age of artificial intelligence, one that is as poetic as it is provocative.
Amazon Author’s Page  You can find Bruce’s books on spirituality and his novels on his Amazon Author’s Page. Availability

Emergence is available now in print on Amazon.com. For more information, interviews, or review copies, please contact H. Bruce May at https://hbrucemay.com/

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global governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st Century
By Dr. Augusto Lopez-Claros (et. al)

Publisher: Cambridge University Press (February 27, 2020)

How can the world’s leading nations address the economic, health, and military threats more cooperatively? Augusto Lopez-Claros has a plan.

Your audience can feel the call-to-action of those in power who are tasked to grapple with the immediate crises that threaten humanity, wherever it is geographically located. All those who despair at the state of the world and its multiple problems will find in this book an ambitious but reasonable proposals that will give our globalized world the institutions of international governance necessary to resolve pressing problems including, but not limited to peace, security, and climate change.

In an interview Dr. Lopez-Claros can discuss:

· The urgent and non-trivial international problems currently confronted by humanity and why TheBulletin of Atomic Scientists earlier this year set their Humanity DoomsdayClock closer to midnight than at any point since the Cold War. It is now set at100 seconds to midnight, which, they remark, seems to constitute the “new normal.”
· There is the current global COVID19 pandemic, of course, with over twenty-four million global verified cases and what is approaching 800,000 deaths worldwide at the time of this writing. With devastating effects on the global economy and substantially setting back recent progress achieved in poverty alleviation… We are told that more global pandemics are on the horizon, linked in part to our other global ecological crises.
· Catastrophicbiodiversity loss (as we head into the planet’s Sixth Mass Extinction, this time human-caused), weapons proliferation and renewed arms races (including in relation to WMDs), global financial crisis management capacity which is weaker than it was during the 2008-2009 crisis, novel threats posed by AI and emerging technologies—including lethal autonomous weapons—enabling intensified cyberwarfare, the degeneration of the integrity of information ecosystems (so important for the proper functioning of healthy democracies), not to mention sobering problems of economic inequality, and the predicted “fourth industrial revolution,” with the resultant possible mass joblessness due to new waves of automation.
· The Proposals for global Governance for the 21st Century including proposals to reform the central institutions of the United Nations, including giving the reformed general Assembly powers to adopt binding legislation concerning peace and security and the global environment (i.e., for the first time creating a true global parliament), together with scientific advisory mechanisms and a strong voice for progressive global civil society. The dysfunctional and hamstrungSecurity Council would be replaced with an Executive Council with management functions, mechanisms to oversee staged and verified arms control, and an international Peace Force, supported by new, reliable funding mechanisms. It would similarly strengthen the international rule of law with binding jurisdiction for the International Court of Justice, complemented by theInternational Criminal Court, an anti-corruption court, and an international human rights tribunal.
· What is truly at stake if the world’s governments and institutions cannot find more agile ways to implement changes
· Much More…
We include the book’s press release for additional background information and I look forward to hearing your interview interests for Dr. Augusto Lopez-Claros and GlobalGovernance soon.

‘This volume makes a powerful call for action to transform the international institutions that govern human affairs. Grounded in rigorous historical exploration, it offers a vision for collective courage to change what we can and reimagine what we consider outmoded and inadequate. This is the blueprint for a new global architecture.’
——Maria Ivanova, Director of Center for Governance and Sustainability, University of Massachusetts Boston

‘Ourworld has long required an international force as an essential tool for conflict prevention, and yet such a force has always stumbled through inadequate means and half-hearted implementation. Global Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st Century provides a comprehensive set of proposals combining alternative dispute settlement mechanisms, phased disarmament, an International Peace Force adequate to the task, and paths to its implementation. As the risks of a major military confrontation increase, so too has the critical need to take these proposals seriously and work for their permanent implementation. There is no safe alternative.’

——Lt. Gen. (ret) the HonourableRoméo Dallaire

‘Lopez-Claros, Dahl, and Groff propose radical reforms to the charter that authorizes and rules the United Nations, and other methods of improving the current muddled state of global governance. Their case is persuasive. This book’s trenchant analysis of what ails the running of the globe should be read by policymakers everywhere, and certainly by those many citizens who concern themselves with fostering a better and more functional world. Change comes slowly, but this book is a prodding catalyst.’

——Robert I. Rotberg, Harvard university, author of On Governance

global governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st Century
By Dr. Augusto Lopez-Claros

Publisher: Cambridge University Press (February 27, 2020)

Hardcover: 558pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (February 27, 2020)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1108476961
ISBN-13: 978-1108476966

What Does Peace Mean to Augusto Lopez : http://goodnewsplanet.com/what-does-peace-mean-to-augusto-lopez/

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Dr. Grandin has become a prominent author and speaker on the subject of autism because “I have read enough to know that there are still many parents, and yes, professionals too, who believe that ‘once autistic, always autistic.’ This dictum has meant sad and sorry lives for many children diagnosed, as I was in early life, as autistic. To these people, it is incomprehensible that the characteristics of autism can be modified and controlled. However, I feel strongly that I am living proof that they can” (from Emergence: Labeled Autistic).

Even though she was considered “weird” in her young school years, she eventually found a mentor, who recognized her interests and abilities. Dr. Grandin later developed her talents into a successful career as a livestock-handling equipment designer, one of very few in the world. She has now designed the facilities in which half the cattle are handled in the United States, consulting for firms such as Burger King, McDonald’s, Swift, and others.

Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is now the most accomplished and well-known adult with autism in the world. Her fascinating life, with all its challenges and successes has been brought to the screen. She has been featured onNPR (National Public Radio), major television programs, such as the BBC special “The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow”, ABC’s Primetime Live, The Today Show, Larry King Live, 48 Hours and 20/20, and has been written about in many national publications, such as Time magazine, People magazine, Forbes, U.S. News and World Report, and New York Times.. Among numerous other recognitions by media, Bravo Cable did a half-hour show on her life, and she was featured in the best-selling book, Anthropologist from Mars.

Dr. Grandin presently works as a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. She also speaks around the world on both autism and cattle handling. At every Future Horizons conference on autism, the audience rates her presentation as 10+.

Dr. Grandin’s current bestselling book on autism is The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger’s. She also authored Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships, Animals Make us Human, Animals in Translation, Thinking in Pictures, Emergence: Labeled Autistic and produced several DVDs. All books and DVD’s available through Future Horizons.

Temple Grandin’s work continues to inspire millions, drawing superlative reviews such as these:

“Temple is my hero. She has my vote for the person who has provided the greatest advance in our understanding of autism this century.”

-Dr. Tony Attwood, world renowned expert on autism spectrum disorders.

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