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EQUIPThe Verge · 18h ago

Halo’s co-creator wrote a novel about AI taking over the world

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Halo co-creator Jason Jones has authored an oral history novel exploring a global AI takeover. Developed with writer Margaret Stohl, the work leverages Jones's experience in speculative world-building to address emerging technological risks.

  • 01Gaming industry veteran Jason Jones transitioned into fiction to examine artificial intelligence threats
  • 02The manuscript utilizes an oral history format to detail a global technological collapse
  • 03Collaborator Margaret Stohl assisted in refining the narrative's structure and thematic elements

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Back in 2019, author Margaret Stohl was handed a manuscript written by Jason Jones, who's best known as the co-creator of sci-fi gaming series Halo and Destiny. The two had worked together at Bungie, and Jones wanted Stohl's opinion on a book he was writing about AI taking over the world. It was an oral […]