MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. - s4story -- Sci-fi author and screenwriter Mike Meier has unveiled a three-minute AI-generated proof-of-concept trailer for his dystopian thriller JoinWith.Me, using artificial intelligence to dramatize a story that questions the growing power of AI over human identity, choice, and connection.

Set in the near future, JoinWith.Me blends speculative technology with psychological suspense to explore what happens when digital systems move beyond assisting humans—and begin reshaping them. The story follows Sam Vanderpool, a man living in 2032 in a world dominated by screens, algorithms, and frictionless convenience. His work feels pointless. His relationships are mediated. His isolation is complete.

Then he clicks on an ad.

The platform JoinWith.Me promises counseling, companionship, and guidance toward a better life. Its interface is warm. Its voice is intelligent. Its intentions seem benevolent. But as Sam becomes more entangled in the system, he realizes the cost of belonging may be total surrender—and that logging out may no longer be an option.

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The newly released trailer was created with artificial intelligence, adding a provocative meta-layer to the project. AI is not only the subject of the story—it is also the tool used to tell it.

"AI showing you a future shaped by AI should make people uneasy," Meier said. "This trailer isn't just promotional—it's part of the experiment."

The JoinWith.Me screenplay has already earned significant recognition on the festival circuit, including:

• Best Sci-Fi Screenplay, The Philip K. Dick Film Festival
• Best Sci-Fi Feature Screenplay, Miami International Sci-Fi Film Festival

While the story confronts surveillance, manipulation, and technological overreach, it is ultimately grounded in human resilience. When Sam flees the system, he finds unexpected refuge among society's outsiders, including Gabrielle, an African immigrant whose voice carries spiritual power, and Joey, a disabled artist who creates beauty with his feet. Through them, Sam encounters something no algorithm can replicate: empathy, creativity, and authentic human presence.

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JoinWith.Me is a fast-moving dystopian thriller that asks timely and unsettling questions:

• Who truly controls emerging technologies?
• What lies beyond the threshold of the AI singularity?
• And can real human connection survive systems designed to replace it?

The AI-generated trailer is now available online and marks the next stage in the project's development and promotion.

The 3 minute proof-of-concept video is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HkmyQFSTYYc



The novel JoinWith.Me by Mike Meier is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/JoinWith-Me-Machina-Machine-Dystopian-Fiction/dp/164111942X