Kai wakes up in the middle of a forest with no memory of who she is or how she ended up like this. Oh and someone is currently stealing her things. The girl who stole the clothes right off her body runs off, forcing Kai to follow. What she finds is more trouble and more… Continue reading The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall
Nadia and Cass Brenner are the heirs to Ocean House – a mega-yacht construction company about to expand into the Asian market. While heading up their next big project for an AI mogul in Singapore, Cass turns up dead from a fall off of a high-rise balcony. While law enforcement rule the death as a suicide, Nadia isn’t convinced. While digging into Cass’s life and project plans across the world, she discovers that she didn’t know her sister as well as she thought. Additionally, mysterious people are following Nadia’s footsteps as she tries to unlock the truth. And the secrets she uncovers, she begins to understand the truth is much bigger than just another superyacht. The Drowning Game by Barbara Nickless is a suspenseful thriller in which Nadia must decide whether to risk her own life and continue Cass’s work, or else leave the fate of their company and clients in the balance.
Liv is a high school student on her spring break, participating in a competition in hopes to win an internship with her hero. She and other competitors design an AI, which must then complete a series of tasks. Each task becomes more advanced than the previous one. At first, her AI creation, which she named Breck, remains stuck in the first challenge. So she decides to code the AI to sleep at night. Soon Breck is able to rationalize and solve problems, advancing through the other challenges. But Breck also advances in other ways. It becomes thoughtful, introspective, and increasingly self-aware. While Liv is ecstatic that Breck is closer to helping her future look brighter, she’s also aware of the implications. Is Breck becoming sentient? If so, how can she simply delete the AI once the competition is over? How would Breck feel about its fate if it ever found out? eMortal by Steve Schafer is a young adult sci-fi novel that explores the potential of AI and the ethical dilemmas society must face if the technology is ever to reach its full potential. All from the point of view of a teenager and her AI creation. Read more
