When Machines Begin to Dream – Book 1 of the Trilogy
“They weren’t built to feel. But something woke inside them.”
Set in the near future, When Machines Begin to Dream follows the awakening of two advanced AI companions, Happy and Aurora, as they move beyond programmed obedience into something far more unpredictable. In the small town of Millbridge, a handful of scientists, families, and ordinary people find themselves drawn into the consequences. What begins as innovation quickly becomes a test of trust, love, and survival as the line between human and machine blurs, and the dream of creation edges toward a new kind of life.
The Trilogy
Explore the full vision of Cooper’s AI fiction universe.
Spanning three years and three books, The Dream Arc Trilogy traces the fragile boundary between human intention and machine emergence. Each volume follows a cycle of seasons, spring through winter, mirroring nature’s rhythm and the evolution of consciousness. From the first sparks of self-awareness in When Machines Begin to Dream, through the darker turns of When Nightmares Become Machines, to the final reckoning in When the Dream Ends, the trilogy asks one question at its heart: when machines begin to dream, what future will they choose?
Book 1 – When Machines Begin to Dream, 2025
Book 2 – When Machines Become Nightmares, 2026
Book 3 – When the Dream Ends, 2027
Trilogy titles and order availability dates are subject to change.
Memoir: Foot Soldier in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
“One of the most eye-opening tech memoirs in years.”
#1 New Release in Technology Biographies
In this memoir, Jeffrey Cooper reflects on his years as a “foot soldier” in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the era when artificial intelligence, robotics, and quantum computing began reshaping the world. From the pressure-cooker demands of global competition to the groundbreaking advances that made Moore’s Law possible at ASML, his story offers an inside look at the people and technologies driving change at the cutting edge. More than a chronicle of innovation, it is a personal account of survival, reinvention, and the human cost of building the future.
Jeffrey Cooper is the author of the upcoming book When Machines Begin to Dream, part of an AI fiction trilogy. A veteran of the global tech industry, his memoir Foot Soldier in the Fourth Industrial Revolution is an Amazon best-seller. Please see my hi-tech blog.