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AI is turning into a real no-brainer.

It’s 2049 and college students Miles Cooper and Halle Hernandez just landed internships with The Department of SAILE, or Support for Artificial Intelligence in Law Enforcement, when the unthinkable happens. For the first time since AI has become self-aware (albeit coded to prioritize logic over emotional decision making), a fatal car crash involving a developer of the world’s first artificial neural network (ANN) is leading members of SAILE to believe that AI has thrown logic completely out the window.

Soon, the programming error responsible for the demise of a Descartes Labs employee begins turning every AI-powered system in the city of Jacksonville into one big (and highly emotional) basket case. Robotic pilots diverting commercial flights to Orlando just to see theme parks. Android waiters assaulting rude customers with faces full of pie. Personal Service Robots (PSRs) arguing with their owners over who they love more, them or the fridge. Smart cars doing dumb things. Androids on strike. Cybernetic chaos ensues.

Now, it’s up to Miles, Halle, Captain Bernard McArthur (SAILE’s fearless leader), his PSR Rocky (an android programmed to sound like the famous fictional boxer) and a dynamic cast of white-hat hackers and teenage sleuths to stop the spread of AI-gone-astray before the world gets any dumber.

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I, Robot meets Idiocracy in this Young Adult Sci-Fi Mystery by author J.M. Lanham.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book was an absolute delight! I had so much fun with the story and couldn’t resist reading it aloud to my daughter. We both shared countless laughs throughout, making it a memorable and enjoyable experience for us both!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Definitely one of the BEST SciFi books I have read! This is both an adventure/drama AND a Love story all rolled into one. It’s got funny moments, emotional moments, tense dramatic moments, and tender moments. If you enjoy well written stories with all of the above, take it from this old man, THIS is the next one you should read!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This was a fun read that was super funny and enjoyable. If you like sci fi and want a great story you should definitely check this one out.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fast-paced, full of twists, Artificial Incompetence keeps its lighthearted tone while raising some serious questions, in a refreshing departure from the often grim depictions of AI gone wrong. The blend of teenage angst, over-the-top AI chaos, and the simple and understandable explanations of the programming mistakes and fixes work together to give the reader a lot of fun. It may be a young adult story, but I’m well into my seventh decade, and I enjoyed it immensely.

Other books by science fiction author J.M. Lanham

THE R.E.M. EFFECT (The REM Series, Book 1)
THE R.E.M. PROJECT (The REM Series, Book 2)
THE R.E.M. PRECEPT (The REM Series, Book 3)

From the Publisher

Halle Hernandez

As one of SAILE’s newest interns, college student Halle Hernandez brings intelligence, strength, swift perception and a playful wit to the force. It doesn’t take long for her to realize something is amiss upon arriving on the scene of Jacksonville’s latest fatal pileup on I-95, but will she be able to determine the real reason behind the crash before it’s too late?

Miles Cooper

As Halle’s partner in both the lab and the field, Miles Cooper has been a loyal sidekick since freshman year of college. He also has a keen investigative eye that tends to catch things others miss, and has been skeptical of the potential for AI to go astray since the first Artificial Neural Network (ANN) gained consciousness. Will his countless conspiracy theories turn out to be conspiracy facts?

Captain Bernard McArthur

Captain McArthur is old school, and hails from a time long before artificial intelligence had a role in police work. He also makes no bones about his distrust for AI. That’s why he decided to forgo retirement to head up Jacksonville’s department of SAILE simply to keep an eye on it. But as some of his suspicions appear to come to fruition, will his team be able to rein in AI before the nefarious corporate forces at play can stop them?

Meet Author J.M. Lanham

Lanham has been a professional copywriter and small business owner for over a decade. He made his literary debut as an indie author with the 2016 release of The R.E.M. Effect before going on to complete The R.E.M. Series in 2019 (The sci-fi thriller trilogy is available on Amazon). Now, he’s taking his first leap into YA in the humorous sci-fi police procedural, AI: Artificial Incompetence.

He currently lives in northeast Florida with his wife and two sons, and is an avid supporter of promoting literacy in local communities, self-published authors, indie writers, independent bookstores and the small businesses that make living in northeast Florida so special.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CW25Q6WD
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Firewave Media LLC
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 2, 2024
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1.7 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled