As Josh argues with his eccentric co-worker Travis about the prospects of artificial intelligence, he never dreams he will soon get drawn into a battle between a secret society of hackers and a covert government organization for the control of a conscious machine, code-named Janus, that can dominate mankind. He enters into this struggle with the help of Travis' mysterious ex-girlfriend Alex, and quickly finds himself falling for her as they are chased through a hidden world of rebellious programmers determined to change the world for the better. Unknown to them, their moves are meticulously orchestrated by Travis, who is bent on dominating their future and the future of all mankind, forcing Alex to make a choice between her new love and dreams of a new world. Unleashing Janus is a modern tale of mankind's struggle to bring hope back into existence.