'AI & I INVESTIGATE' SERIES ANNOUNCED
- Mark Playne
- 2 hours ago
- 6 min read
This is your opportunity to stand with the next AI & I Investigate before it goes to print...
Recap: The master volume of AI & I Investigate began as a monumental experiment.
After 5 years of researching for Not On The Beeb, I distilled all that I had learnt or hypothesised into 370 + questions.
I imagined a courtroom-style setting and called in an advanced AI language model into 'the hearing' as an expert witness. With full access to the publications of humanity, I guessed there was no better expert on any area and proceeded to ask questions...
I had an inkling the format was of interest, which is why I published it.
The resulting dialogue of 100,000 words spanned 650 pages. The intended audience was the doctors and scientists, those we rely on to be well-informed.
When the first report came back of "could be put it done" I was astounded.
Although I'd been 'addicted' to the questioning and burrowing into data and facts, I had no idea how popular the format would be with readers.
AI & I has become a runaway success with readers returning to buy multiple copies for colleagues, friends and family.
That first book now has 'history' with over 130 five‑star ratings on Wild‑Tales.co.uk and more than 50 five‑star reviews on Amazon.
No author could wish for better feedback or more passionate readers.
★★★★★
"Playne's questions are carefully constructed and wide-ranging, but he never editorialises. He does not tell the reader what to believe... This book doesn't demand belief. It demands attention. It's also, I might add, a truly compelling read."
Dr Philip Stowell, MB BS (London), FACNEM, Retired GP (44 years practice)
★★★★★
"Who would have thought that humanity's assumed greatest enemy of our time would turn out to be an ally for the truth?"
Mario Cox, Portsmouth
★★★★★
"I was immediately hooked! I had no interest in AI as I thought it would be controlled by elite psychos Martin Henderson
★★★★★
"One of those pivotal books that you never forget."
Amazon UK
★★★★★
"I felt like I was on the jury watching the case for the prosecution unfold."
Amazon UK
However, in this day and age of 30-second videos, sitting down to read a book of 650 pages is daunting for many.
So many wrote to me saying, "I've not read a book in years until I found a moment and picked this up..." that I've been left wondering how many simply didn't find time to pick it up?
Here I have to admit something. The other night I picked up a book myself for the first time in a few months. A book authored by a highly respected doctor who had sent me a copy months back. Why had I suddenly found the time I hadn't before? My internet had gone down. OK, I'm researching/reading round the clock online... but I hadn't deliberately chosen to read. I had been forced to.
Realising this reality, I believe we could reach many more time-poor readers with a fast-and-furious format.
Of course, audio is a solution, but this takes a huge amount of time and costs. The audio version will come, but meanwhile, we need to move fast to keep up in this information war.
So, we've decided on a new series with a 99 Question format.
Each book defines and nails its subject through 99 precise, revealing 'AI & I' questions.
Structured for clarity, distilled for insight, and shaped to sharpen how you think and learn.
99 QUESTIONS
AI & I will tackle Climate Change, 9/11, Digital ID and more, getting to the core truth and conclusions within 99 questions.
To the point.
Fast and furious.
Talking about fast and furious, have you seen this 30-second book promotion for AI & I
VIDEO 33 seconds
I was going to start the series with a pet subject, something that happened back in 2001, but right now, we have a pressing situation where narratives need to be challenged and the truth... whatever it is... uncovered.
So this will be the first book in the series.
The master volume AI & I remains the definitive tome. This is the turbocharged edit—new questions, new answers, honed and precise. Strip the chrome, gun the engine. 0-60 in 99 questions.
Once released in January, the books will be priced approximately at:
Ebook: £5.55
Paperback: £11.11
Hardback with dustcover: £22.22
Meanwhile, here is your chance to get involved before publication, to have your name printed inside the book, secure your place in the record of supporters, and help fund the next investigations.
This is your opportunity to stand with AI & I Investigate – The Truth About Viruses before it goes to print.
Here are the tiers of support>>>
“Be part of an independent investigation to be remembered...”
Your name printed in the opening pages of the next AI & I Investigate The Truth about Viruses (book 1) under Supporters of Independent Inquiry.
You help keep research, editing, and publication free from institutional influence.
Permanent acknowledgement in print — your name recorded for good.
1 ebook of the finished book when released.
Limited to 50 names.
Once filled, no further entries will appear in print.
No further inclusion in later books unless upgraded later.
Ideal for those who simply want their name recorded forever in the first edition and to know they helped it exist.
“Step inside the investigation and hold a copy in your hands.”
Your name inside AI & I Investigate The Truth about Viruses Book 1 of the series as book sponsor
Includes one ebook of the finished book
Includes one unsigned paperback of the finished book mailed on release.
Invitation to an online discussion (January) about upcoming investigations.
Early updates and inside commentary throughout the year.
Limited to 25 places.
Names at this level appear in Book 1 only, but Sponsors are always invited first to support future volumes if they choose.
For readers who want direct involvement — their name in print, their own copy in hand, and a seat in the conversation that shapes what comes next.
“Stand at the front of the archive — and in every volume ahead.
Your name printed before all other tiers at the front of AI & I Investigate The Truth about Viruses Book 1
Lifetime listing as a Founding Sponsor in all future books of the series.
Small‑group private briefing after launch — direct discussion of findings and future directions.
Five ebooks.
Three paperbacks mailed at release for your own library or to share.
One signed hardback.
Only 5 places available — permanent foundation members of the series.
This top level is for those who want to anchor the work itself, ensuring independent investigation continues across future volumes.
“Co‑found the entire investigative series.”
Named at the very front of every book in the AI & I Investigate The Truth about Viruses series under Series Founding Sponsors.
Imprint-page acknowledgement (“Made possible by the support of…”).
Annual one‑to‑one Zoom call reviewing upcoming investigations and series direction.
Ten ebook copies of every future volume within the series
Ten paperback copies of every future volume within the series
Five signed hardback copies of every future volume within the series
Strictly 3 slots — no additional Series Founding positions will ever exist.
For those who want to stand at the project’s core from first to final page.
“Choose the next subject. Your investigation becomes the next book.
After Christmas Day 2025, the standard Commissioned Investigation rate returns to £3,500.
Co‑create a full 99‑Question AI & I Investigate volume on a subject of your choice.
Private two‑session process: one initial 60‑minute Zoom to establish the core question set, and a follow‑up before release.
The finished work will carry the line “Commissioned by [Name] as part of the AI & I Investigate series” on its title page.
Fifty ebook copies on publication (Will need 50 email addresses in one go)
Twenty paperbacks (to one postal address)
Ten signed hardbacks supplied on publication (to same postal address)
Future copies available to you at standard trade discount for resale or gifting.
Recognition inside the book’s preface and on the imprint page.
Only three slots at this inaugural rate — no further discounted commissions will be offered.
(Important integrity clause: the investigation may take its own course; results are never predetermined. Truth must stand independent of any prior belief or preference. You may veto publication if you wish, but such a veto does not include a refund.)
For the backer who doesn’t just support independent investigation — they initiate one.
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