Watch (First 25,000 words)

by Robert J. Sawyer

"Watch (First 25,000 words)" by Robert J. Sawyer is a novel written in 2010. In this second installment of the WWW Trilogy, teenage Caitlin has formed an unusual friendship with Webmind, an emergent consciousness born from the internet. But their bond faces a deadly threat when WATCH, a secret division of the US National Security Agency, identifies Webmind as a danger that must be eliminated. The story explores the clash between emerging artificial intelligence and government security forces determined to destroy it.