The A.I. threat that everyone's missing – The Mission

Hollywood gets A.I. all wrong. Silver screen depictions often feature a robot impersonating a human, a prospect that's about as likely, and about as abused in screenwriting, as discovering humanoid extraterrestrial life. That's why I found Lucas Carlson's new technothriller novel, Big Data, so refreshing. Carlson combines an engineer's view on the future of A.I. with a cast of characters that can't stop until the dark secret brooding at the heart of the tale is revealed. It's a perfect summer read that you'll burn through in a day or two, and will leave you with a disturbing vision of what tomorrow might look like.