A new, massive neural network named ADAMS is tasked with finding a solution to the economic crisis that has followed the AI revolution. It recommends forming a single country from the Arctic Circle to the Panama Canal where dramatic new economic policies can be put in place to stabilize society.

The decade-long Transition brings violent uprisings, widespread suffering, and the creation of Sustainable Agricultural Communities (SACs) that live independently under strict conditions, while the promised constitution remains unwritten and many question the cost of stability.