Dataism Stories

The Sinister Way

The future of Planet Earth hangs in the balance. The year is 2100, the Earth has been ravaged by climate change, inequality and politics. Two new techno-super-religions have divided the Earth and tension has reached a boiling point. In the East, DATAism lies supreme, its ideals have liberated countries from the brink of extinction whilst binding them to its way of life. In DATAism, DATA is God. Sapiens are inadequate and do not have the right processing power to manage the coming world. Consequently, they believe the control of the future should be placed in the hands of AI to act in the best interest of Earth. In the West, Techno-Humanism is the dominant religion. Humans are the apex of creation and cling to many liberal and traditional values. However, they believe that homo-sapiens have run their course and will no longer be relevant in the future. They believe that to compete and to be sustainable, technology must be used to upgrade physical and mental abilities. This is my first attempt at a book and any feedback is very much appreciated.

In the Chainsaw Man universe, there is a new Devil, the Efficiency Devil, manifesting itself as pop-academic Yuval Noah Harari, who in real life famously argued that AI and machines would know us better than we know ourselves given access to our data. But in this version, Harari sees the mismanagement of Public Safety in the Reze Arc and the needless damage, and decides to orchestrate a plan to optimize both Reze the Bomb Devil and Denji the Chainsaw Man.