Collective Mind by Vasily Klyukin- book review: Collective Good OR Creative Mind? by Agniya Mirgorodskaya

Vasily Klyukin, famous for purchasing a flight into space with Oscar-winning Leonardo DiCaprio after publishing his futuristic skyscrapers album and series with super-yachts of the future has published novel “Collective Mind” about artificial intelligence and its interaction with people. This is a new version of artificial intelligence, that is powered by people’s creativity.

What is particularly interesting is that the book is not trying to predict the future in 30,50 or 100 years time, but rather what can happen to us in 5 years.

Written in a light, and engaging manner this book is hard to put aside once you start reading it and this is why. Firstly, the story is superb. This is a futuristic novel in the Ray Bradbury vein. It is about an ingenious invention, Collective Mind, a technology that enables to bring human creativity and intelligence together, resulting in a powerful software able to solve many problems that humanity faces today. But it comes at a price.

Secondly, it’s packed with adventures and is written in best traditions of a good detective story. As the main character finds himself in a desperate situation, he is risking his life in order to save his future. All he has is nothing but a bunch of loyal friends with everything else being against him-most modern technology, money, public opinion, as well as facts.

It’s also a story about friendship; friendship that would save the world. Wild, creative kids in their late 20s that see nothing as impossible. Travelling through the streets of Monaco, Amsterdam, Paris, New York life-loving friends take you along with them, a trip you wouldn’t like to miss.

After reading this book, you might start asking yourself what would you do, if faced with such a tempting suggestion of “having it all”.