The main character is a geeky computer programmer playing around with genetic algorithms. He comes up with a representation that lets him evolve intelligent agents for market trading that become wildly successful. He makes over a billion dollars in a very short period of time, like say, a week. He shuts them down, in nervousness and excitement and faces a dilemma.
Do I destroy the agents and all record of their existence, my notes, etc, so that no one else can use this power for evil?
OR
Do I open source these bad boys and bring down the whole damn system?
Of course, either decision will make him the target of criminal organizations, big businesses, and the American government (but I repeat myself). Feel free to throw in chase scenes, a plucky old hacker who helps him disappear off the grid, and a grizzled retired policeman who saves his life. Oh and some hot chick who never paid him any attention before he was a billionaire, but really cared about him all along and he was too shy to see it.
Film studios, feel free to write this up and make your millions. Just don’t forget to use my name, since my blog is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0.
