Mr B. Clarke—a slightly haggard, ever-curious educator with a talent for falling asleep during lectures—never expected to become an explorer of algorithms. But one nap too many, and he finds himself dropped into the inner workings of artificial intelligence itself.

From the whispering corridors of machine learning to the labyrinths of neural networks and the philosophical riddles of consciousness and code, Mr Clarke stumbles his way through an astonishing landscape of logic, language, and (sometimes) lunch.

Guided by avatars of history’s brightest minds and pestered by machines that think they’re people—or worse, people who think like machines—Mr Clarke must confront the most pressing questions of our digital age. What does it mean to learn? Can machines be creative? And will Mr Clarke ever find a decent cup of tea in a reality built from data?

Witty, insightful, and delightfully surreal, Mr Clarke’s Adventures in Artificial Intelligence is a modern homage to George Gamow’s Mr Tompkins, making the complexities of AI not only understandable but oddly entertaining.

Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, a cautious observer, or someone who’s just trying to keep up, this is your invitation to step inside the mind of the machine—no programming experience required.