What single project or task would you consider the most significant accomplishment in your career to date?
A conception that hasn’t come to life yet. The last 10 years of my work have been connected with high-level solutions for gathering and analysis of multifaceted, complex data and further forecasting based on it in the sphere of avoiding threats.

Tell us about a time when you almost gave up on writing, how you felt about that, and what you did instead of giving up?
Frankly, I don’t recall such a moment. I traveled and worked on projects in the sphere of political and crisis consulting, but other activities of mine weren’t a problem for me, because (as I already mentioned) creating literary texts isn’t my main profession that I earn my bread with. There comes a time when you start writing; it is that simple. Fortunately, it doesn’t require anything more than a notebook or a smartphone and some thought and effort. I never experienced a crisis in this field.

What makes you get out of bed in the morning?
Today my dogs, significant other, and kids easily do this job. However, to be honest, I don’t need it [a thing that would get her out of bed] because there are so many things in the world to get around to.

Do you think there is a very real possibility that AI may take over if we keep advancing its mechanism?
Most certainly, this threat will exist as long as humanity exists.

Describe what the ideal world would look like from your perspective?
The ideal world is un-indifference.