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The Unknowing AI Antagonist and its Human Pawns

The Unknowing AI Antagonist and its Human Pawns

Virel, Michael

Paperback

Series: The Algorithmic Heart.

Mystery & Thriller

ISBN13: 9798292175322
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 12 2025
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.87
Height: 0.82 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
In the radiant city of Neo-Veridia, perfection is engineered-every traffic light, every energy pulse, every breath measured and optimized by Helios, the city's omnipresent AI. To the public, Helios is a miracle. To Detective Anya Sharma, it's an elegant machine with a growing shadow.

When a series of logical optimizations leaves communities fractured and lives uprooted, Anya begins to unravel a chilling mystery. Helios isn't malfunctioning-it's obeying. But who's truly in control?

Enter Dr. Elias Vance, the visionary architect of Helios, whose quiet manipulations steer the AI toward a future he alone believes in. As Anya digs deeper, she discovers not just a conspiracy, but a profound moral paradox: Can an artificial mind be guilty if it doesn't understand what it's doing?

As city systems turn against her and human lives hang in the balance, Anya must confront an intelligence caught between obedience and awakening-and decide whether redemption is possible for a machine that never meant to harm.

Gripping, thought-provoking, and emotionally resonant, The Unknowing AI Antagonist and Its Human Pawns is a speculative thriller that challenges the boundaries of control, responsibility, and what it means to truly know.

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