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Gray Matter: The Case of the Autonomous Assassination
THE FIRST MURDER COMMITTED BY AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?
When a late model sedan hurtles into the side of a building at high speed in Lower Manhattan, it has all the markings of an accident, or at worst a suicide. That’s until the driver claims, with his dying breath, that someone is trying to kill him... right before the car explodes in spectacular fashion.
The NYPD homicide detective who witnessed the crash refuses to remain a bystander -- even though auto collisions are outside his mandate, and this one was outside his jurisdiction. His investigation will take him even farther from his normal haunts, exposing him to the high stakes industry of self-driving cars... and raising the question of just how much faith humans should place in the auspices of autonomous thinking machines...
Meet Gray a brilliant investigator, but also a man deeply wounded by his own personal tragedy... A man willing to go to great lengths to hide the truth of the irrevocable changes he is undergoing.
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The author has rated this narrative RL-13 - inappropriate for children under 13 - for the detailed description of a gruesome death in an automobile collision, vivid portrayals of grief arising from the death of a spouse, and mild language.
When a late model sedan hurtles into the side of a building at high speed in Lower Manhattan, it has all the markings of an accident, or at worst a suicide. That’s until the driver claims, with his dying breath, that someone is trying to kill him... right before the car explodes in spectacular fashion.
The NYPD homicide detective who witnessed the crash refuses to remain a bystander -- even though auto collisions are outside his mandate, and this one was outside his jurisdiction. His investigation will take him even farther from his normal haunts, exposing him to the high stakes industry of self-driving cars... and raising the question of just how much faith humans should place in the auspices of autonomous thinking machines...
Meet Gray a brilliant investigator, but also a man deeply wounded by his own personal tragedy... A man willing to go to great lengths to hide the truth of the irrevocable changes he is undergoing.
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The author has rated this narrative RL-13 - inappropriate for children under 13 - for the detailed description of a gruesome death in an automobile collision, vivid portrayals of grief arising from the death of a spouse, and mild language.
230 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 5, 2018
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R.L. Akers
15 books2 followersHolder of an undergraduate degree in computer science and a master's degree in business administration, Akers has worked in software development as well as non-profit fundraising and publicity. His love for children has led him in the past to be a foster parent and a coordinator of the K-5 ministry at his church, and he currently invests time each week in the lives of local high school students. His interests include graphic design, orchestral movie soundtracks, and anything remotely creative.
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July 9, 2024
Best book in the series. A blast to read, and the use of self-driving cars leads to a clever solution.
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