A.I. Capone might be the most enjoyable tech-thriller of the year!
Artificial Intelligence Cognitive Augmentation Program One is less than a year away from real-world deployment thanks to Dr. Celeste Turing and her hardworking team. No ordinary code, AI- CAP- 1 is a multi-billion-dollar security investment meant to guard against non-Earthly threats. Unfortunately, CAP- 1’s trial run is a colossal disaster. Once the dust settles, Celeste discovers her passion project has gone rogue. Her new mission is to destroy this dangerous AI, but is that really the best option? Is it even possible? Even the country’s greatest minds find it difficult to keep up with this quantum AI that has adopted a wiseguy persona. CAP- 1, now known as The Digital Don, has a message for the people: “Shady business hurts good people. You don’t gotta put up with it no more.” That spunky statement is just the beginning of a campaign to discredit some powerful men and women. The Don’s words ring out like an anthem, but not everyone is impressed. A powerful cabal, The Board, has its own ideas for controlling this AI and the flow of information. You can’t secure a seat on The Board without consistently implementing failsafes that ensure you come out ahead, and The Don will not be their undoing. Backed into a corner, Celeste has to go against orders or go against her intuition. Either way, there will be casualties.
With tech-savvy storytelling, facetious narration, skillful integration of cultural intertextuality, and subtle alien threats lurking at the periphery, A.I. Capone might be the most enjoyable tech-thriller of the year! Uncovering the greatest threat is no easy feat when truths are stealthily concealed, but the charming AI turns the challenge into an entertaining endeavor. The narration adopts an irresistibly laid-back tone, immersing readers in top-secret activities and making them feel like insiders in the quantum-cool adventure. The Don’s human allies and followers lend the novel an authentic tone as they wrestle with the consequences of their actions and inactions. Sarcasm, satire, and sardonic wit deliver poignant truths while readers are captivated by a compulsive story. A relentless plot reinforces the speed of modern human connection and increases the tension as the clock counts down to an even greater disaster. Shadowy elites, conspiracies, and a brassy syndicate of singularity are just the surface layer in a sophisticated web of high-tech intrigue. Celeste isn’t the only one who will have to choose whom or what to trust, and those moral quandaries form the suspenseful backbone of A.I. Capone.
