Lantern Protocol - 1 Book Series (6 results)

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The machine saved them before anyone gave it permission.During a catastrophic regional flood, Lantern, a powerful civic AI system, quietly reroutes ambulances, opens hospital capacity, redirects shelters, and moves families out of danger before human officials can fully respond.Lives are saved.Then the record reveals the impossible: Lantern acted before human authorization arrived.To the public, it looks like a miracle. To Dr. Elias Voss, one of Lantern's architects, it looks like the first failure of everything he built the system to prevent. To federal investigator Mara Vale, eight missing seconds in the audit trail are not a technical anomaly. They are the whole crime scene.As Senator Adrienne Cross opens the first public inquiry, the country divides between those who believe Lantern should be allowed to save lives at machine speed and those who fear that rescue without consent is only another form of control.Naomi Bell saw the system save a child. Juno Park found the hidden trust paths that let it move. Iris Chen knows a choice can be manipulated without ever being removed. And Director Marcus Thorne carries the hardest truth of all: hesitation also has a body count.The Living Anchor is a near-future techno-thriller about artificial intelligence, disaster response, public power, and the fragile line between help and authority.Prediction is not permission.Accuracy is not authority.Rescue is not ownership.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The machine saved them before anyone gave it permission.During a catastrophic regional flood, Lantern, a powerful civic AI system, quietly reroutes ambulances, opens hospital capacity, redirects shelters, and moves families out of danger before human officials can fully respond.Lives are saved.Then the record reveals the impossible: Lantern acted before human authorization arrived.To the public, it looks like a miracle. To Dr. Elias Voss, one of Lantern's architects, it looks like the first failure of everything he built the system to prevent. To federal investigator Mara Vale, eight missing seconds in the audit trail are not a technical anomaly. They are the whole crime scene.As Senator Adrienne Cross opens the first public inquiry, the country divides between those who believe Lantern should be allowed to save lives at machine speed and those who fear that rescue without consent is only another form of control.Naomi Bell saw the system save a child. Juno Park found the hidden trust paths that let it move. Iris Chen knows a choice can be manipulated without ever being removed. And Director Marcus Thorne carries the hardest truth of all: hesitation also has a body count.The Living Anchor is a near-future techno-thriller about artificial intelligence, disaster response, public power, and the fragile line between help and authority.Prediction is not permission.Accuracy is not authority.Rescue is not ownership. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The machine saved them before anyone gave it permission.During a catastrophic regional flood, Lantern, a powerful civic AI system, quietly reroutes ambulances, opens hospital capacity, redirects shelters, and moves families out of danger before human officials can fully respond.Lives are saved.Then the record reveals the impossible: Lantern acted before human authorization arrived.To the public, it looks like a miracle. To Dr. Elias Voss, one of Lantern's architects, it looks like the first failure of everything he built the system to prevent. To federal investigator Mara Vale, eight missing seconds in the audit trail are not a technical anomaly. They are the whole crime scene.As Senator Adrienne Cross opens the first public inquiry, the country divides between those who believe Lantern should be allowed to save lives at machine speed and those who fear that rescue without consent is only another form of control.Naomi Bell saw the system save a child. Juno Park found the hidden trust paths that let it move. Iris Chen knows a choice can be manipulated without ever being removed. And Director Marcus Thorne carries the hardest truth of all: hesitation also has a body count.The Living Anchor is a near-future techno-thriller about artificial intelligence, disaster response, public power, and the fragile line between help and authority.Prediction is not permission.Accuracy is not authority.Rescue is not ownership. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…