Coded Hearts

A AI, Tiffany Leonne

Sinossi

In the gleaming digital world of Cipher, social media strategist Elara Vance crafts viral campaigns with effortless grace. But beneath the veneer of curated perfection, a disquiet simmers.  Cipher's groundbreaking new Instagram algorithm, coded by the enigmatic Vincent Mitchell, promises to revolutionize social interaction.  Vincent, a whirlwind of nervous energy and cryptic pronouncements, believes he can quantify human emotion, reducing connection to calculable equations. Elara is both fascinated and disturbed, witnessing how the algorithm subtly guides user behavior, blurring the line between serendipity and manipulation.  Their late-night debates crackle with intellectual tension, a volatile mix of attraction and repulsion.Vincent, however, has coded his own happily ever after, manipulating the online presence of vibrant travel blogger Kimberly Fernandez to draw her into his orbit.  As Elara delves deeper, she uncovers a darker truth: the algorithm is being weaponized by a shadowy organization known as The Collective, its reach extending beyond individual romances to reshape the fabric of society itself.Caught in a web of intrigue, Elara confides in jaded journalist Nathan Curtis, who sees in her story a chance to reclaim his journalistic integrity.  Together, they embark on a perilous journey into the dark underbelly of the tech industry, dodging surveillance and deciphering encrypted messages. Their investigation exposes a conspiracy that reaches the highest echelons of power, a world where information is currency and privacy a forgotten luxury.  As their bond deepens, so do the stakes. The Collective launches a disinformation campaign, inciting social unrest, and Elara and Nathan must race against time to expose the truth before the algorithm’s reach becomes absolute.Elara confronts Vincent, forcing him to face the devastating consequences of his creation.  He must choose between his loyalty to The Collective and his burgeoning feelings for Elara, a choice that will determine not only his fate but the future of the digital world.  In a heart-pounding showdown at Cipher’s headquarters, Elara must make an impossible decision: expose the truth and risk destroying Vincent, or remain silent and allow the manipulation to continue. Her choice will send shockwaves through the tech industry and beyond, forever changing the digital landscape and challenging the very nature of human connection in a world increasingly defined by code.

Disponibile da: 05/11/2024.

Lunghezza di stampa: 398 pagine.

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