Mal Goes to War

Mal Goes to War: A Novel by Edward Ashton

In this not-so-distant future, the US has been concerned that AI entities are gaining too much strength. They release a virus to wipe out the AIs. Mal is an AI malware that is working on the side of the AIs. He wants to protect AIs from the anti-AI humanists. He has the ability to infiltrate various technologies. Since most people have various electronic implants, he is also able to infiltrate them and perform various actions. In the end he works together with people to battle against the humanists and in the end sets some code in the Virus leader to cause occasional pain. It is an interesting dark-humor story on the risks of technological dominance and the difficulty in containing it.