Liam Hirsch is out there doing the most. With his AI company thriving, he is the CEO that people want to be. That is, until his life begins to fall apart. He’s diagnosed with ALS, trying to come to terms with the fact that these are his final days and he’s been given a death sentence. Even worse, his wife has been unfaithful. But what if everything that is haunting him is fake? As weird unexplained things begin happening within his own company, Liam starts to wonder if someone is trying to ruin his life and get him out of the way. He hires Andrea DeWalt, a private investigator, to try and figure out just who is responsible for his sudden change of fortune. Andrea is also dealing with her own demons and the ache of betrayal. Can the two figure out what’s really going on in a world of digital deception?
Author Daniel Kalla wants to remind you that while AI is popping up everywhere, sometimes it’s better to take a second look. Today readers are exposed to daily videos that may or may not be real, including deepfakes of bunnies on trampolines, but Kalla wants readers to remember there’s more at stake than just embarrassment. Deepfake videos and faked voices are now increasingly more common. People have been caught writing papers with fake references and even court cases are finding instances of faked emails and text messages. The Deepest Fake is not just an exciting fast-paced thriller, it’s a canary in a coal mine warning readers of how cautious we need to be with new technology. This book is easily to access and a quick read for those wanting a bit of a distraction as Microsoft forces us to use CoPilot.
The Deepest Fake is now available from Simon and Schuster.
