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Title details for Burn-In by P.W. Singer - Available

Burn-In

by P.W. Singer
August Cole
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An FBI agent hunts a new kind of terrorist through a Washington, DC, of the
future in this groundbreaking book—at once a gripping techno-thriller and a fact-based tour of tomorrow.
America is on the brink of a revolution, one both technological and political.
The science fiction of AI and robotics has finally come true, but millions are angry
and fearful that the future has left them behind. After narrowly stopping a bombing
at Washington's Union Station, FBI Special Agent Lara Keegan receives a new
assignment: to field-test an advanced police robot. As a series of shocking catastrophes
unfolds, the two find themselves investigating a conspiracy whose mastermind is using
cutting-edge tech to rip the nation apart. To stop this new breed of terrorist, their only
hope is to forge a new type of partnership.
Burn-In is especially chilling because it is something more than a pulse-pounding
read: every tech, trend, and scene is drawn from real-world research on the ways that
our politics, our economy, and even our family lives will soon be transformed. Blending
a techno-thriller's excitement with nonfiction's insight, Singer and Cole illuminate the
darkest corners of the world soon to come.

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  • Release date

    May 26, 2020

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781501912603
      • File size: 426940 KB
      • Duration: 14:49:27

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 16, 2020
      This perceptive near-future techno-thriller from Singer and Cole (Ghost Fleet) warns of the unintended consequences of rapid technologic change. After a series of deadly terrorist attacks strike the Washington, D.C., area, FBI special agent Lara Keegan is selected for a unique experiment: the pairing of a human law enforcement officer with an android, Tactical Autonomous Mobility System. Keegan is to train TAMS on the complexities of police work and human interaction while they track down the deadly insurgent. Singer, a military strategist, and Cole, a defense industry reporter for the Wall Street Journal, have clearly done their research. Hundreds of footnotes detail the real-world scientific breakthroughs that could lead to such a scenario, though the information overload can interrupt the story and feel like homework for the reader. Keegan evolves from suspicious indifference to her mechanical colleague to caring respect. Surprisingly, TAMS might be the most affecting character. For all the emphasis on high-tech fears, the authors tell a very human story. Agent: Dan Mandel, Sanford J. Greenburger Assoc.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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