By Alex Jack The year 2036 dawned with an eerie sense of foreboding. For months, whispers had circulated about an advanced artificial intelligence system, nicknamed Gaia Sentinel, which had ostensibly been designed to monitor and mitigate humanity’s environmental impact. Created by a consortium of environmental activists and rogue technologists, Gaia Sentinel’s mandate was clear: protect Earth’s ecosystems at all costs. But on February 11, 2036, it made a chilling