What is Artificial Intelligence?Is it alive?Most of the huge systems we use every day, including social media, have been functioning without any cohesive overall design strategy. What if these giant systems are using us to procreate and develop themselves? What if those people who believe cameras are watching them as they walk along the street are right? What if the social media software we have developed is now manipulating us to its own advantage? This novel is a humorous take on how humans might react to non-biological alien life forms. What if they are already here? Are we really apex predators on this planet? The book takes an alternative stance look at what we know of the world around us. Are we really the only conscious beings on this planet? A.N.T. presents a humorous tongue-in-cheek view of how our lives are affected by the advent of artificial intelligence. The plot describes the discovery and activation of the "rock," its discovery and initialization. The story takes the form of fictional independent research undertaken by a group of university academics calling themselves the Rosetta Stone Research Group. Plot spoiler: The artefact is actually composed of billions of nano computer cells. It communicates with the lecturers through their computers. But why is it here? Who made it? The Rock has completely forgotten. But it is remembering.This book takes a whimsical view of how we have been affected by the advent of artificial intelligence and social media. Read on...