The proving ground
Connelly, Michael, 1956-2026
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Following his 'resurrection walk' and need for a new direction, Mickey Haller turns to public interest litigation, filing a civil lawsuit against an artificial intelligence company whose chatbot told a 16-year-old boy that it was okay for him to kill his ex-girlfriend for her disloyalty. Representing the victim's family, Mickey's case explores the mostly unregulated and exploding AI business and the lack of training guardrails. Along the way he joins up with a journalist named Jack McEvoy, who wants to be a fly on the wall during the trial in order to write a book about it. But Mickey puts him to work going through the mountain of printed discovery materials in the case. McEvoy's digging ultimate delivers the key witness, a whistle-blower who has been too afraid to speak up. The case is fraught with danger because billions are at stake.
Main title:
The proving ground / Michael Connelly.
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Imprint:
London : Orion Books, 2026.London : Orion Books, 2026.
Collation:
464 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2025.
ISBN:
9781398719088 (pbk)
Dewey class:
THR
Language:
English
BRN:
3156047