Human Software: Where Would You Draw the Line?
Discover the story of Beth Walters and Chrissie Hegarty, caught in a high-stakes fight over AI, work and the people behind the systems.
When a company’s AI overhaul threatens a town’s livelihoods, how far will its people go to protect one another?
In Sandport, software engineer Beth Walters keeps a failing logistics system running through punishing night shifts.
Chrissie Hegarty arrives from America with a sweeping AI overhaul that could make Beth and her colleagues redundant. Then a data leak and a murder investigation reveal a plan to use AI to sabotage the company’s own systems and frame its employees. Beth and Chrissie must decide what they owe the company — and the people caught in its plans.
A reader’s reaction
“A pacey thriller that throws us right into the maelstrom of the big issues we all face today.”
Jan Hartman, Lead Advisor, Dutch Judiciary
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