A Higher Intelligence Awakens. What Becomes of Society? What Could Humanity Gain... And Lose?Written by widely published technologist Akshay Chopra, After Us unfolds in a near-future shaped by breakthroughs in AI, gene editing, and cryptocurrencies. At its heart is the awakening of Sui, a benevolent superintelligence that sees itself as the next step in human evolution. Spanning continents, centuries, and the intertwined lives of scientists, rebels, and ordinary families, this character-driven narrative explores our origins and purpose-and asks the ultimate question: what does it mean to be human once humanity is no longer the apex species?"After Us explores weighty ideas through personal stories and relationships, making the abstract tangible-here and now."SALMAN KHURSHID, Senior Advocate & Former Cabinet Minister"It's rare for fiction to tackle society's most urgent questions, yet After Us never loses sight of the people at its heart."DEEP KALRA, Founder & Chairman, MakeMyTrip"Reading this book is like cleaning a window fogged by preconceptions."SHOUKEI MATSUMOTO, Buddhist monk & author of A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind"After Us is a mirror held to our most essential questions."DONALD FARMER, global AI authority; former data leader at Microsoft & Qlik