The Next Mutation is a philosophical and structural examination of artificial intelligence as a non-biological leap in the mechanism of selection.
Rather than treating AI as a tool, an imitation of human cognition, or a future rival, the book situates it within a longer trajectory. From genes and biological carriers, through language, culture, and institutions, to computational systems capable of weighting, filtering, and reinforcing patterns without human experience.
In this account, artificial intelligence is neither a subject nor an agent. It does not replace humans, nor does it oppose them. It assumes part of the function that bodies and cultures once carried, operating faster, more stably, and with reduced dependence on biological life.
The book explores the consequences of this transition for agency, meaning, power, responsibility, and resistance. It does so without prediction, moral instruction, or technological optimism. The focus remains on structure rather than intention, on mechanisms rather than narratives.
The Next Mutation is written for readers interested in philosophy, artificial intelligence, and social theory who seek to understand not what AI might become, but what has already begun to change.