Synapse Sequence

In the near future, everyday life is dictated by algorithms, from who gets a bank loan or a job, to what supermarkets sell and which news stories you read. Even policing is run by AIs, who track patterns and predict where crimes are likely to occur.

Anna Glover joins a start-up company that hopes to revolutionise solving crimes by combining the memories of witnesses into a virtual reality simulator that can be explored by an investigator. Her first case is that of a fostered teenage boy put in a coma by a brutal assault, and she begins to explore his memories, the only witness to the crime. But when the boy's sister disappears and Anna's own actions are called into question, it becomes clear that there are other motives in play, and there are those who do not want her to succeed...

In viitorul apropiat, viata de zi cu zi este dictata de algoritmi, de la cine primeste un imprumut bancar sau un loc de munca, la ce vand supermarketurile si ce stiri cititi. Chiar si politia este condusa de AI, care urmaresc tiparele si prezic unde este posibil ca infractiunile sa apara. Anna Glover se alatura unei companii noi care spera sa revolutioneze solutionarea infractiunilor prin combinarea amintirilor martorilor intr-un simulator de realitate virtuala care poate fi explorat de un anchetator.