Culpability is the kind of novel that will stir up a hornet’s nest, especially for anyone uneasy about artificial intelligence, ethics, wealth, and the carefully curated future we’re being sold. The book opens with an autonomous minivan crash that kills an elderly couple, but the tragedy is only the beginning. As the privileged Cassidy-Shaw family retreats to recover, secrets unravel and questions of responsibility become increasingly tangled. Who is truly at fault when technology fails, or when the people behind it are too powerful to face the consequences?
This book is filled with twists and morally complicated characters that are reflections of some of the worst aspects of society today: entitlement, ambition, self-interest, and the belief that innovation requires ethical compromises. The result is a deeply unsettling, thought-provoking read that feels less like science fiction and more like a terrifying glimpse into a not-so-distant future.
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