Stuart J. Tanner worked as an investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker for international broadcasters, covering wars, social conflict, and key global issues. His writing and podcasts are informed by his experience of different cultures, religions, and global politics, and a knowledge of scientific developments in robotics, genetics, and artificial intelligence. A central theme of his fiction is the future consequences of the current trajectory of global politics and how human society will adapt to living alongside advanced AIs and synthetic life.