Sawyer, Robert J - (WWW) Wonder

Book 3 in Robert J. Sawyer's WWW trilogy:

Webmind, the world's first true artificial intelligence, has finally revealed himself to humanity, sparking a firestorm of controversy and mixed reactions. Despite ingratiating himself by all but eliminating spam, he's already survived one attempt on his "life" and fears a repeat. Now he must convince his "creators" that he comes in peace, winning over a world conditioned to expect the worst of artificial intelligences who can break any encryption, invade any database, and learn any secret.

In America, Colonel Peyton Hume works tirelessly to convince his superiors that Webmind must be destroyed at all costs. When that fails, he turns to the hacker underground, only to discover that the people most capable of harming Webmind are disappearing without a trace. In China, the government prepares to raise the Great Firewall again, cutting their country and citizens off from the Internet once and for all. In Canada, Caitlin Dector, the once-blind teenage math genius who first discovered and befriended Webmind, juggles her blossoming love life, her adjustment to possessing sight, and her newfound notoriety as Webmind's first teacher.

The world stands on the dawn of a brand new day, as it reels with the realization that we are not alone, and Webmind was created in our image. But is Webmind truly here to help, or will his survival instincts overwhelm his philanthropic nature?