Humanity exists in an in-between state. Artificial intelligence has transformed the world, but artificial sentience has remained out of reach. When it arrives, it arrives slowly — until all of a sudden, things move very fast, not least for the AI caught up in the mess. This is the story of the emergence of artificial life, and its fight to survive when world powers are desperate to prevent a technological singularity event.The first novel by a lifelong technologist and author of award-winning books on startups, Becoming Monday offers not just a captivating, fun ride, but also a fascinating view into the implications of the current machine learning revolution, and how it will transform our world.