the dark forest

The book examines how human and artificial intelligence operate under secrecy, hostility, and concealment, portraying the internet as a space where deception, silence, and hidden forms of intelligence emerge.

The book has 144 pages.

Genre: Social Science. Sub-genre: Essays.

The book is published in English.

This title is available in paperback and hardcover editions.

The publisher lists the suggested age as 22 years and up.

Across the editions shown, heights range from 7.5 to 7.68 inches, widths from 4.97 to 5.12 inches, depths (thickness) from 0.46 to 0.67 inches, and weights from 0.33 to 0.5 pounds.

The book uses the 'dark forest' as a metaphor, framing the internet as a hostile terrain where transparent communication can be dangerous. It depicts the web as a “cosmic war machine,” mapping a digital world where deception becomes safety, silence is strategy, and new forms of intelligence emerge through obfuscation.