Book Spotlight: The Algorithm Will See You Now by JL Lycette

 

The most dangerous lies are the ones that use the truth tosell themselves.

 Medical treatmentdetermined by artificial intelligence could do more than make Hope Kestrel'scareer. It could revolutionize healthcare. What the Seattle surgeon doesn'tknow is the AI has a hidden fatal flaw, and the people covering it up will stopat nothing to dominate the world's healthcare — and its profits. Soon, Hope ismade the scapegoat for a patient's death, and only Jacie Stone, a gifted internwith a knack for computer science, is willing to help search for the truth. Buther patient's death is only the tip of the conspiracy's iceberg. The Director,Marah Maddox, is plotting a use for the AI far outside the ethical bounds ofher physician's oath. A staggering plan capable of reducing human lives totheir DNA code, redefining the concepts of sickness and health, and deliveringthe power of life and death decisions into the hands of those behind the AI. Evenif the algorithm accidentally discards some who are treatable in order to makethat happen... Purchase a copy on Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble,and Bookshop.org. You can also addthis to your GoodReadsreading list.

 

About the Author

 Jennifer / JL Lycetteis a novelist, award-winning essayist, rural physician, wife, and mother. Shehas a degree in biochemistry from the University of San Francisco and attainedher medical degree at the University of Washington. Mid-career, she discoverednarrative medicine in her path back from physician burnout and has been writingever since. Her essays can be found in Intima, NEJM, JAMA and other journals;at Doximity and Medscape; and her website https://jenniferlycette.com. She is an alumna of the 2019 PitchWars Mentoring program. Her other published speculative fiction can be found inthe anthology And If That MockingbirdDon't Sing: Parenting Stories Gone Speculative (Alternating Current Press).The Algorithm Will See You Now (BlackRose Writing Press) is her first novel.

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 Advance Praise for TheAlgorithm Will See You Now

 “I've been waitingfor a book like this: a full-frontal assault on the dangers of artificialintelligence and the failures of our mangled health care system, all wrapped upin a clever, ripping thriller. Jennifer Lycette is an author to watch.” — RobHart, author of The Paradox Hotel

"In her debut,Lycette explores the darkest realities about the healthcare system and whatgenerations of the near future could potentially face if power shifts to thewrong hands. Perhaps even more gripping is how she delves into the ways griefcan shape someone, causing them to make questionable decisions in the name ofredemption. With nuanced characters and a truly terrifying premise, The Algorithm Will See You Now is anambitious debut that delivers."— Heather Levy, author of Anthony nominatedWalking Through Needles

 "Both tense andtopical, The Algorithm Will See You Nowis a meticulously researched and deeply informed novel about the perils ofwhere healthcare is likely heading, and the agonizing human costs involved. Thereare no easy decisions here, and Lycette paints a wonderfully complex portraitin an exciting debut." — E.A. Aymar, author of No Home For Killers

 "Full ofintrigue and smart thrills, The AlgorithmWill See You Now is a incisive vision of a tech-driven future, amping upthe contemporary horrors of our healthcare system to the extreme. Lycette'smastery of the medical field shines through, and her empathetic storytellinginvites us to examine where we are headed and how we treat each other as humanbeings." — Victor Manibo, author of TheSleepless

 "An AI isputting profit over life. And patients are dying. The Algorithm Will See You Now is a tense, terrifying ride thatdives into prescient themes of power, control, and the corruption of BigMedicine. Here’s your wake-up call. This disturbing future is closer than youthink." — L.P. Styles, author of TheMolecule Thief

 "Get ready to beenthralled! Dr. Lycette poignantly lays out the future of healthcare withimpeccable lucidity when AI becomes the center stage of medicine. While AI ispromised to improve operational efficiencies, streamline tasks and cut downhuman error, it comes with its own challenges like overlooking personalpreferences, fears and economic restraints for patients. A brilliant book withvivid characterizations!" — Rajeev Kurapati MD,MBA, award-winning author of Physician:How Science Transformed the Art of Medicine

 “Bringing the realityof the imminent threat to the healthcare system and the patient sovereigntydisheartenment to life… the epitome of patient care sceneries at the end of theslippery slope towards which we are headed.”— Dr. Adam Ray Tabriz, MD MediumAuthor, Physicians Are Working LikeRobots for Robots