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The Algorithm Will See You Now
“I've been waiting for a book like a full-frontal assault on the dangers of artificial intelligence and the failures of our mangled health care system, all wrapped up in a clever, ripping thriller. Jennifer Lycette is an author to watch.” –Rob Hart, author of The Paradox Hotel The most dangerous lies are the ones that use the truth to sell themselves. Medical treatment determined by artificial intelligence could do more than make Hope Kestrel's career. It could revolutionize healthcare. What the Seattle surgeon doesn't know is the AI has a hidden fatal flaw, and the people covering it up will stop at nothing to dominate the world's healthcare-and its profits. Soon, Hope is made the scapegoat for a patient's death, and only Jacie Stone, a gifted intern with a knack for computer science, is willing to help search for the truth. But her 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 of her physician's oath. A staggering plan capable of reducing human lives to their DNA code, redefining the concepts of sickness and health, and delivering the power of life and death decisions into the hands of those behind the AI. Even if the algorithm accidentally discards some who are treatable in order to make that happen... JL Lycette's powerful, near-future thriller, The Algorithm Will See You Now , is perfect for fans of Blake Crouch and Rob Hart.
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Published March 2, 2023
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J.L. Lycette
4 books97 followersWriter of feminist medical thrillers and suspense. Author of THE ALGORITHM WILL SEE YOU NOW and THE COMMITTEE WILL KILL YOU NOW
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jennifer / JL Lycette is a novelist, award-winning essayist, rural physician, wife, and mom. Mid-career, she discovered narrative medicine on her path back from physician burnout and has been writing ever since. She is an alumna of the 2019 Pitch Wars Novel Mentoring program. Her first novel, The Algorithm Will See You Now, was published in March 2023. It was a 2023 SCREENCRAFT CINEMATIC BOOK COMPETITION FINALIST, 2023 READER'S FAVORITE BRONZE MEDAL WINNER in the Medical Thriller category, 2023 MAXY AWARD'S FINALIST - Thriller category, and 2023 PAGE TURNER AWARD'S FINALIST - Best Debut Novel category. The Committee Will Kill You Now is her second novel and will be out November 2023. Available for pre-order now! Connect with her, see more of her writing, and subscribe to receive the latest updates at https://jenniferlycette.com or her Facebook author page, https://www.facebook.com/Author.JL.Ly..., or Instagram @jl_lycette
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jennifer / JL Lycette is a novelist, award-winning essayist, rural physician, wife, and mom. Mid-career, she discovered narrative medicine on her path back from physician burnout and has been writing ever since. She is an alumna of the 2019 Pitch Wars Novel Mentoring program. Her first novel, The Algorithm Will See You Now, was published in March 2023. It was a 2023 SCREENCRAFT CINEMATIC BOOK COMPETITION FINALIST, 2023 READER'S FAVORITE BRONZE MEDAL WINNER in the Medical Thriller category, 2023 MAXY AWARD'S FINALIST - Thriller category, and 2023 PAGE TURNER AWARD'S FINALIST - Best Debut Novel category. The Committee Will Kill You Now is her second novel and will be out November 2023. Available for pre-order now! Connect with her, see more of her writing, and subscribe to receive the latest updates at https://jenniferlycette.com or her Facebook author page, https://www.facebook.com/Author.JL.Ly..., or Instagram @jl_lycette
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March 7, 2023
In the near future, surgeon Dr Hope Kestrel works at a facility run by one of the big medical companies who have pioneered a system where a patient's health & responsiveness to treatment is weighed in the balance by artificial intelligence to decide who should receive care. Those who are for this system argue that it takes emotions out of the equation & healthcare resources are allocated decided on logic. Hope thinks the system works & never really stops to consider those who are denied treatment, who are left (ironically) without hope.
What has been hidden from most people, including Hope, is that the AI has a hidden fatal flaw, along the lines of "garbage in garbage out" & those who do know want it covered up to continue their efforts to dominate the healthcare system & profits. When Hope's attention is directed to the inhumanity of the system by a new intern, Jacie Stone, her career soon goes on the slide. She is blamed for a patient's death, & realises that she needs to fight not only for herself but for everyone who no longer has a voice.
Written by an American, but timely in a UK which sees the NHS drifting further along the same path, this is a look into a potential future. Covid starkly showed us that some people's lives are considered more valuable than others in society, & this book takes that proposition & runs with it. If I had to categorise it, I would say it's similar to a medical version of Minority Report. I mostly enjoyed it, the main character can be a little annoying at times, but I felt that more could have been done with the story in the conclusion as it felt a little too easily resolved. My rating is 3.5 stars (rounded up).
My thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Black Rose Writing, for the opportunity to read an ARC.
What has been hidden from most people, including Hope, is that the AI has a hidden fatal flaw, along the lines of "garbage in garbage out" & those who do know want it covered up to continue their efforts to dominate the healthcare system & profits. When Hope's attention is directed to the inhumanity of the system by a new intern, Jacie Stone, her career soon goes on the slide. She is blamed for a patient's death, & realises that she needs to fight not only for herself but for everyone who no longer has a voice.
Written by an American, but timely in a UK which sees the NHS drifting further along the same path, this is a look into a potential future. Covid starkly showed us that some people's lives are considered more valuable than others in society, & this book takes that proposition & runs with it. If I had to categorise it, I would say it's similar to a medical version of Minority Report. I mostly enjoyed it, the main character can be a little annoying at times, but I felt that more could have been done with the story in the conclusion as it felt a little too easily resolved. My rating is 3.5 stars (rounded up).
My thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Black Rose Writing, for the opportunity to read an ARC.
January 24, 2024
4.0
Patron, healthcare justice, manipulate…
In 2035 Seattle, Dr. Hope Kestrel works in a facility that uses PRIMA - Prognostic Intelligent Medical Algorithm.
PRIMA’s mission is “to optimize - prevent wrong treatments and ineffective treatments. The AI algorithm guides all treatment decisions.” Since the algorithm makes all the medical decisions, no doctor can be responsible, correct?
A tale of patrons (formerly called patients), responders and non-responders, fatal flaws, morals, choices, greed, and profit. Quite a mixture!
What happens when one tries to usurp their power?
“We optimize, so YOU can flourish!”
“It’s the future, and the future is now.”
*This debut book was classified as a medical suspense thriller. I don’t recall reading any medical suspense in the past. Anyway, this book had a very unique storyline - scary and disturbing at times. A captivating yet thought-provoking read. Some medical terminology, but I was able to follow along!
I found some of the future incidents interesting! For example, on p 108, Hope is auto-driving and gets stuck in a traffic jam because of others driving manually. Very descriptive and easy to imagine!
I have JL Lynette’s next book The Committee Will Kill You Now. Stay tuned for my review on Feb.16, 2024!
Patron, healthcare justice, manipulate…
In 2035 Seattle, Dr. Hope Kestrel works in a facility that uses PRIMA - Prognostic Intelligent Medical Algorithm.
PRIMA’s mission is “to optimize - prevent wrong treatments and ineffective treatments. The AI algorithm guides all treatment decisions.” Since the algorithm makes all the medical decisions, no doctor can be responsible, correct?
A tale of patrons (formerly called patients), responders and non-responders, fatal flaws, morals, choices, greed, and profit. Quite a mixture!
What happens when one tries to usurp their power?
“We optimize, so YOU can flourish!”
“It’s the future, and the future is now.”
*This debut book was classified as a medical suspense thriller. I don’t recall reading any medical suspense in the past. Anyway, this book had a very unique storyline - scary and disturbing at times. A captivating yet thought-provoking read. Some medical terminology, but I was able to follow along!
I found some of the future incidents interesting! For example, on p 108, Hope is auto-driving and gets stuck in a traffic jam because of others driving manually. Very descriptive and easy to imagine!
I have JL Lynette’s next book The Committee Will Kill You Now. Stay tuned for my review on Feb.16, 2024!
May 8, 2023
If you are into conspiracy theories regarding the government, this might be a book of interest to you. It delves into the world where AI makes the medical decisions on whether a person will receive treatment for a deadly disease, like cancer, based on DNA and whether AI thinks that it can be cured.
This type of book is one of my favorites; it takes real-world scenarios and gives it a twist. While reading this book, I felt like this could potentially be happening already in our world. Maybe not AI making decisions regarding our healthcare, but how insurance companies do make decisions on whether to approve treatments or procedures based on their own criteria. This takes it a step further. This story also reflected the greed that is seen by healthcare and others with no regard for those that use their services. This may be futuristic, but I felt like this is what we might see today.
But beyond this aspect of the book, there is one woman's quest to improve the situation. Hope is brilliant and offers a lot to the healthcare system that she works for. However, certain secrets come out, and it destroys her beliefs. She must make a decision on how to handle this turn and what it will mean for her professionally should she buck the system.
There will be characters that you dislike right off the bat and others that you will empathize with. One character, Jacie, took some time to like. I felt like her character was all over the highway in the beginning, and I didn't understand her role until later.
This story played to my distrust of some entities in deciding what was best for me. It also encouraged me to continue to stand up for what is right and to now be swayed.
We give this book 5 paws up.
This type of book is one of my favorites; it takes real-world scenarios and gives it a twist. While reading this book, I felt like this could potentially be happening already in our world. Maybe not AI making decisions regarding our healthcare, but how insurance companies do make decisions on whether to approve treatments or procedures based on their own criteria. This takes it a step further. This story also reflected the greed that is seen by healthcare and others with no regard for those that use their services. This may be futuristic, but I felt like this is what we might see today.
But beyond this aspect of the book, there is one woman's quest to improve the situation. Hope is brilliant and offers a lot to the healthcare system that she works for. However, certain secrets come out, and it destroys her beliefs. She must make a decision on how to handle this turn and what it will mean for her professionally should she buck the system.
There will be characters that you dislike right off the bat and others that you will empathize with. One character, Jacie, took some time to like. I felt like her character was all over the highway in the beginning, and I didn't understand her role until later.
This story played to my distrust of some entities in deciding what was best for me. It also encouraged me to continue to stand up for what is right and to now be swayed.
We give this book 5 paws up.
February 9, 2023
I absolutely LOVED this book. Lycette did her research and wrote beautifully of the difficult decisions people face when making medical decisions for themselves.
The story follows a doctor named Hope who believes whole-heartedly in her company and AI program that determines if you will respond to medical treatments. Hoping to avoid ghosts of her past with this incredible technology, Hope works hard to save the lives of others.
When the AI predicts incorrectly, all of Hope's beliefs are challenged and she has to question everything she thought she knew. Unveiling dark truths and betrayals, Hope has to make some very difficult decisions. Will she choose the right side?
Lycette brings to light factual historical medical crimes and pairs them with a very realistic and disturbing future, leaving us questioning the moral scope of certain medical practices, some of which are still to come.
Would you trust an AI with the life of your loved one?
A hooked from the first chapter type of read. I look forward to enjoying more of her work.
The story follows a doctor named Hope who believes whole-heartedly in her company and AI program that determines if you will respond to medical treatments. Hoping to avoid ghosts of her past with this incredible technology, Hope works hard to save the lives of others.
When the AI predicts incorrectly, all of Hope's beliefs are challenged and she has to question everything she thought she knew. Unveiling dark truths and betrayals, Hope has to make some very difficult decisions. Will she choose the right side?
Lycette brings to light factual historical medical crimes and pairs them with a very realistic and disturbing future, leaving us questioning the moral scope of certain medical practices, some of which are still to come.
Would you trust an AI with the life of your loved one?
A hooked from the first chapter type of read. I look forward to enjoying more of her work.
December 12, 2022
I was able to read an early copy of this and was fascinated not only by the premise, but by how close the American healthcare system already is to being run by A.I. This isn't a distant, far-off dystopian reality. It's practically a window into the future, which is what makes this story so compelling. J.L. is an M.D. and she masterfully navigates the realities of a broken healthcare system, then combines them with the moral issues created by algorithm-based patient care. When profits are the bottom line, people's lives are at stake. Who is going to survive? A great read.
May 19, 2023
This is a great book that takes us into the world of AI and health care in a suspense novel that is quick moving and has the perfect ending.
I read it in 2 days and will likely ponder the ideas for awhile. In addition to being a great novel, there are moving parts that are likely closer than we would like to think!
My thanks to the Author and Book Sirens for a download copy of this book for my honest review .
I read it in 2 days and will likely ponder the ideas for awhile. In addition to being a great novel, there are moving parts that are likely closer than we would like to think!
My thanks to the Author and Book Sirens for a download copy of this book for my honest review .
February 17, 2023
A little bit The Fugitive, a lot ER, add a lot of extremely relevant ethical, moral and policy questions and you get this book. Everything in here about how AI is used to serve various ends, both good and ill, is very realistic - as are the greed, lies, and description of racism in science and technology.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 22, 2023
The Algorithm Will See You now takes place in a future were AI and it's algorithms determine who will respond to treatment for disease and who will not. But when a patient who was supposed to be a responder, does not respond to treatment, a doctor begins to question the validity of the technology.
I did ultimately enjoy this one. It was a little slow in parts, especially when it got medically technical. I did like the characters. The best part about the book is Hope and her journey going from a firm believer in the AI to understanding that it is fallible. The book is one that really makes you think. With the rise of AI in our times, there are a lot of questions about it and how good it is for our society. I liked that the author covered the bias that is built into AI. It can really only learn from what is put into it. This is something that we need to be conscious about going forward. It's not an fast paced thriller, it's more of a slow burn medical Sci-fi that deals with grief, medical ethics and forgiveness. Give it a try
I did ultimately enjoy this one. It was a little slow in parts, especially when it got medically technical. I did like the characters. The best part about the book is Hope and her journey going from a firm believer in the AI to understanding that it is fallible. The book is one that really makes you think. With the rise of AI in our times, there are a lot of questions about it and how good it is for our society. I liked that the author covered the bias that is built into AI. It can really only learn from what is put into it. This is something that we need to be conscious about going forward. It's not an fast paced thriller, it's more of a slow burn medical Sci-fi that deals with grief, medical ethics and forgiveness. Give it a try
January 26, 2024
Full of intrigue and smart thrills, The Algorithm Will See You Now is an incisive vision of a tech-driven future, amping up the contemporary horrors of our healthcare system to the extreme.
May 5, 2023
I liked this debut novel. It is so timely. We know medical care is changing and Lycette gives us a glimpse of a possible future where care is optimized and designed to prevent inefficient treatment. Computer programs are in control.
I can see the present concern as medical error does cause many deaths. Lycette does a good job of supposing a future where the human element is totally removed. As is often the case, technology has advanced faster than the moral responsibility associated with it has developed.
Lycette does a good job of exploring the ethics of patient care. Should DNA be used to determine whether a treatment will be effective? Should patients receive such treatment even if it may not be effective? Should patients have a voice or is the decision totally in the hands of medical professionals?
This is a good novel exploring the whole issue of program controlled patient care. Lycette's writing style is good. The information is given in a way that laypeople can understand the ramifications of rapidly advancing technical innovations in the medical field. The strong female characters are developed well. I enjoyed this novel and will be watching for more from her.
I received a complimentary egalley of this book through WOW! Women on Writing. My comments are an independent and honest review.
I can see the present concern as medical error does cause many deaths. Lycette does a good job of supposing a future where the human element is totally removed. As is often the case, technology has advanced faster than the moral responsibility associated with it has developed.
Lycette does a good job of exploring the ethics of patient care. Should DNA be used to determine whether a treatment will be effective? Should patients receive such treatment even if it may not be effective? Should patients have a voice or is the decision totally in the hands of medical professionals?
This is a good novel exploring the whole issue of program controlled patient care. Lycette's writing style is good. The information is given in a way that laypeople can understand the ramifications of rapidly advancing technical innovations in the medical field. The strong female characters are developed well. I enjoyed this novel and will be watching for more from her.
I received a complimentary egalley of this book through WOW! Women on Writing. My comments are an independent and honest review.
September 14, 2025
When I started this book I made the incorrect assumption that this would just be a book about the unethical implications of allowing AI to take the lead in Healthcare. In finishing the book I found it to be a masterful philosophical commentary on our Healthcare system overall. Lycette's ability to discuss how self determination and the complexity of human emotions fit into this ever changing field was nothing short of genius.
February 10, 2023
This book is very thought provoking and I have to admit I enjoyed it even if I expected a different plot. With the ever-growing interest and development of Artificial Intelligence algorithms and the growing fate in these tools this novel explores the pros and cons of their use through the lives of Hope, Jacie, Marah Maddox and other characters. Although the book is also about grief and guilt and self forgiveness.
I did enjoy reading this novel and it left me wondering how no matter all the many new tools we develop, it is always up to humans how to best use them, because ultimately tools are just that and AI is as good as the data that are fed into it!
Very compelling and interesting read!
I did enjoy reading this novel and it left me wondering how no matter all the many new tools we develop, it is always up to humans how to best use them, because ultimately tools are just that and AI is as good as the data that are fed into it!
Very compelling and interesting read!
February 29, 2024
I received this book as an e-arc from Book Sirens.
This book was interesting. The plot was interesting and the author clearly knew what she was writing about. The light thriller aspect made me keep reading with interest.
On the other hand, I have to say the writing could have been better and some repeations could have been omitted as well as over explaining some moral values.
This book was interesting. The plot was interesting and the author clearly knew what she was writing about. The light thriller aspect made me keep reading with interest.
On the other hand, I have to say the writing could have been better and some repeations could have been omitted as well as over explaining some moral values.
June 22, 2023
I kept meaning to write a review for this book, but was finally compelled after reading an NBC news article on HCA Healthcare's practice of using an algorithm to determine what people get sent to hospice to die so as not to drag down their patient death statistics. And their executive compensation.
Either the author really knows her stuff or is prescient, or both, as that's exactly what this book is about.
As a data scientist by trade, I was excited to read about the AI/Machine Learning aspects. And though I would have liked more detail about that--I can appreciate that I'm also probably an outlier in that regard--what the author wrote was quite accurate.
This is an enjoyable medical suspense thriller. A great read and I look forward to more from JL Lycette.
Either the author really knows her stuff or is prescient, or both, as that's exactly what this book is about.
As a data scientist by trade, I was excited to read about the AI/Machine Learning aspects. And though I would have liked more detail about that--I can appreciate that I'm also probably an outlier in that regard--what the author wrote was quite accurate.
This is an enjoyable medical suspense thriller. A great read and I look forward to more from JL Lycette.
November 13, 2023
THE ALGORITHM WILL SEE YOU NOW is a Medical Thriller. Dr. Hope Kestrel is the top resident at the most cutting-edge hospital in the country, where data and algorithm solve medicals toughest challenges. Hope believes the data-driven science saves people from the pain of ineffective treatments and the illusions of false hope. With one mistake, Hope falls from the top to outcast and along the way, learns the system she built her career around has been manipulated for profit’s sake. Now Hope has a choice…fade into a sad memory or fight her way out.
Bottom line: THE ALGORITHM WILL SEE YOU NOW is for you if you like medical and conspiracy thrillers where a thin line separates reality and science fiction.
Strengths of the story. The first star of the story is the premise. The book is set in 2035, extrapolating a world built from the concepts of our current American health system and the potential of artificial intelligence. While reading it, I have thoughts of Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN – not for the monster but for the way fiction was used to explore the ideas of what science and technology should do and what it shouldn’t do. In Lycette’s world, DNA sequencing is used to identify which patients will respond to treatments and which ones will not. The “non-responders” as they are called, are written off and all but cut off from a health care system unwilling to invest limited resources in a no win case.
One of the best and most terrifying things about THE ALGORITHM WILL SEE YOU NOW is that it is easy to imagine as our future reality.
Lycette’s experience in the medical industry shines through with the informed construction of the interworkings of the hospital system. This isn’t a story about diseases and their treatment but about the people – patients, loved ones, doctors and nurses.
The story itself is very well crafted. Standing at the end and looking back, the logic holds. The conspiracy is straightforward, with the question being more about what was done than who did it. There are several high-tension moments, and they seldom resolve the way I expected them to.
Where the story fell short of ideal: There were not many weak points in this story. It does take a little time to reveal the main plot and get into the thriller. Whether this is too long will vary by reader, but it does give us time to see Hope’s “normal life” and learn about the hospital and the technology. Because this is a medical thriller, the tension is intellectual rather than physical.
Bottom line: THE ALGORITHM WILL SEE YOU NOW is for you if you like medical and conspiracy thrillers where a thin line separates reality and science fiction.
Strengths of the story. The first star of the story is the premise. The book is set in 2035, extrapolating a world built from the concepts of our current American health system and the potential of artificial intelligence. While reading it, I have thoughts of Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN – not for the monster but for the way fiction was used to explore the ideas of what science and technology should do and what it shouldn’t do. In Lycette’s world, DNA sequencing is used to identify which patients will respond to treatments and which ones will not. The “non-responders” as they are called, are written off and all but cut off from a health care system unwilling to invest limited resources in a no win case.
One of the best and most terrifying things about THE ALGORITHM WILL SEE YOU NOW is that it is easy to imagine as our future reality.
Lycette’s experience in the medical industry shines through with the informed construction of the interworkings of the hospital system. This isn’t a story about diseases and their treatment but about the people – patients, loved ones, doctors and nurses.
The story itself is very well crafted. Standing at the end and looking back, the logic holds. The conspiracy is straightforward, with the question being more about what was done than who did it. There are several high-tension moments, and they seldom resolve the way I expected them to.
Where the story fell short of ideal: There were not many weak points in this story. It does take a little time to reveal the main plot and get into the thriller. Whether this is too long will vary by reader, but it does give us time to see Hope’s “normal life” and learn about the hospital and the technology. Because this is a medical thriller, the tension is intellectual rather than physical.
October 13, 2024
I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Algorithm Will See You Now by J. L. Lycette.
The author, a rural oncologist, has richly succeeded in producing a truly engaging read with very believable characters. I found that the story line and action have quite the cinematic feel. I was therefore unsurprised to subsequently learn that Dr. Lycette’s book was a finalist in the 2023 ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition, apparently selected from almost 1,000 submissions.
The plot of the book acts as a warning of the risks that we face individually and societally when the near-sacred patient-physician relationship is forced to take a backseat by business interests in their pursuit of profits. The use of AI and high tech, and the over-riding of physician decisions by less knowledgeable, less qualified individuals in determining individual patient treatment decisions may sound to the reader like an unlikely and distant dystopian future in healthcare.
However, those of us who work in healthcare are fully aware that these risks are neither unlikely nor even a distant future but are already with us. Follow this link to read Dr. Lycette describing a real world example of the hoops that she had to jump through in attempting to get insurance coverage to cover the medication needs of one of her cancer patients; https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
I used this description by Dr. Lycette as a reference in my own non-fiction book on preserving the powerful connection within the patient-physician relationship (a partnership as I would have it); https://drewremignanti.pubsitepro.com/.
I hope that we may soon see a film adaptation of The Algorithm Will See You Now, because emotionally engaging fiction may end up being the more successful route to systemic change, than cold hard non-fiction facts. I'm looking forward to soon reading Dr. Lycette’s The Committee Will Kill You Now. I strongly believe that actually achieving a significant course correction in healthcare will require engaging the interest, understanding, and commitment of folks outside of healthcare. Patients and their families represent much larger numbers to agitate for change, than just those of us within healthcare, who see the shortcomings but lack the power to institute necessary changes.
by Drew Remignanti, MD, MPH
The author, a rural oncologist, has richly succeeded in producing a truly engaging read with very believable characters. I found that the story line and action have quite the cinematic feel. I was therefore unsurprised to subsequently learn that Dr. Lycette’s book was a finalist in the 2023 ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition, apparently selected from almost 1,000 submissions.
The plot of the book acts as a warning of the risks that we face individually and societally when the near-sacred patient-physician relationship is forced to take a backseat by business interests in their pursuit of profits. The use of AI and high tech, and the over-riding of physician decisions by less knowledgeable, less qualified individuals in determining individual patient treatment decisions may sound to the reader like an unlikely and distant dystopian future in healthcare.
However, those of us who work in healthcare are fully aware that these risks are neither unlikely nor even a distant future but are already with us. Follow this link to read Dr. Lycette describing a real world example of the hoops that she had to jump through in attempting to get insurance coverage to cover the medication needs of one of her cancer patients; https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
I used this description by Dr. Lycette as a reference in my own non-fiction book on preserving the powerful connection within the patient-physician relationship (a partnership as I would have it); https://drewremignanti.pubsitepro.com/.
I hope that we may soon see a film adaptation of The Algorithm Will See You Now, because emotionally engaging fiction may end up being the more successful route to systemic change, than cold hard non-fiction facts. I'm looking forward to soon reading Dr. Lycette’s The Committee Will Kill You Now. I strongly believe that actually achieving a significant course correction in healthcare will require engaging the interest, understanding, and commitment of folks outside of healthcare. Patients and their families represent much larger numbers to agitate for change, than just those of us within healthcare, who see the shortcomings but lack the power to institute necessary changes.
by Drew Remignanti, MD, MPH
November 30, 2023
I received this book from booksirens as a review copy for free and this is my honest review based on my reading of this story.
This is a book that takes place in the near future and takes its cues and stepping points from the worldwide Covid pandemic which stretched, stressed and collapsed the worldwide medical infrastructure.
Here in this book, AI (Artificial Intelligence)has started taking up managing medical projections for patients to optimize support to receptive patients. Sounds quite controversial and is the perfect recipe for this story and is also something that is fast happening in the current world with the unimaginable computational power of AI and the dispassionate method of arriving at a conclusion without letting emotions intrude.
This story provides us an instance where a medical company in the future has developed a system by which AI identifies whether a patient's physiology and reports and situation would allow optimum benefit and recovery from the line of treatment. The further action in the form of treatment is based on this decision and people not expected to recover like terminal patients are declined treatment.
The filtration system conjures up strange and upsetting vistas in the mind with such systems paralleling ethnic cleansing. Not a enjoyable subject. Here in this story this system jogs the conscience of the protagonist Hope who acts like her name and rebels against the inhumanity of it all. The biggest impact in her thinking is when the algorithm makes an error in judgement and why. That takes her life as she knew it down a spiral and brings the novel to satisfactory lines.
I commend Lycette on a book well conjured and with most of the bricks well lined. The story accelerates interest and made me want to know more with every page.
My only contra here would be that the book could have reached newer heights having a premise that stoked expectations and ended with a more satisfactory conclusion. This takes nothing away from a book well written and for me this is above my 4 star rating.
This is a book that takes place in the near future and takes its cues and stepping points from the worldwide Covid pandemic which stretched, stressed and collapsed the worldwide medical infrastructure.
Here in this book, AI (Artificial Intelligence)has started taking up managing medical projections for patients to optimize support to receptive patients. Sounds quite controversial and is the perfect recipe for this story and is also something that is fast happening in the current world with the unimaginable computational power of AI and the dispassionate method of arriving at a conclusion without letting emotions intrude.
This story provides us an instance where a medical company in the future has developed a system by which AI identifies whether a patient's physiology and reports and situation would allow optimum benefit and recovery from the line of treatment. The further action in the form of treatment is based on this decision and people not expected to recover like terminal patients are declined treatment.
The filtration system conjures up strange and upsetting vistas in the mind with such systems paralleling ethnic cleansing. Not a enjoyable subject. Here in this story this system jogs the conscience of the protagonist Hope who acts like her name and rebels against the inhumanity of it all. The biggest impact in her thinking is when the algorithm makes an error in judgement and why. That takes her life as she knew it down a spiral and brings the novel to satisfactory lines.
I commend Lycette on a book well conjured and with most of the bricks well lined. The story accelerates interest and made me want to know more with every page.
My only contra here would be that the book could have reached newer heights having a premise that stoked expectations and ended with a more satisfactory conclusion. This takes nothing away from a book well written and for me this is above my 4 star rating.
October 27, 2023
I am a fan of sci-fi, always have been. But I’m also a fan of medical drama and medical suspense. This book was the best of both of those worlds! Written by someone who is in the medical field herself, this one felt so real. I started out thinking I would give this book a solid 4 stars but it was the last quarter of the book that really pushed it over to that 5 star mark. Dang, parts of this book were so philosophical. So much food for thought!
Excellent characters, excellent (scary but believable) storyline. But this was so much more than just a fictional story, it spoke to me. This book hit me on a personal level.
I am a huge believer and advocate for choices, peoples right to choose and a woman’s right to choose what happens to their body. This gives a whole new meaning to the term “my body, my choice”. If confronted with medical decisions such as chemotherapy, what would you choose? Some people would choose any intervention they could get just to give them a little more time. While others would decline the intervention and just want to live out the rest of their life in peace no matter how short. What if the intervention only had a 5% chance of working, 10%, 20%? What percentage would you need to change your decision? What if there was an algorithm that could tell you what your chances of surviving were, would you even want to know? But… We all have that choice. What if that choice was taken away from us. If you take away our fundamental right to choose, then what are we? Puppets? Robots? Isn’t it the right to choose one of the things that makes us human?
To even think that part of this "story" could be true in our future is scary to me. No thank you. I like my right to choose!
Just read this book! It will touch you!
I voluntarily posted this review after receiving a copy of this book from Partners in Crime Tours - Thank You!!
Excellent characters, excellent (scary but believable) storyline. But this was so much more than just a fictional story, it spoke to me. This book hit me on a personal level.
I am a huge believer and advocate for choices, peoples right to choose and a woman’s right to choose what happens to their body. This gives a whole new meaning to the term “my body, my choice”. If confronted with medical decisions such as chemotherapy, what would you choose? Some people would choose any intervention they could get just to give them a little more time. While others would decline the intervention and just want to live out the rest of their life in peace no matter how short. What if the intervention only had a 5% chance of working, 10%, 20%? What percentage would you need to change your decision? What if there was an algorithm that could tell you what your chances of surviving were, would you even want to know? But… We all have that choice. What if that choice was taken away from us. If you take away our fundamental right to choose, then what are we? Puppets? Robots? Isn’t it the right to choose one of the things that makes us human?
To even think that part of this "story" could be true in our future is scary to me. No thank you. I like my right to choose!
Just read this book! It will touch you!
I voluntarily posted this review after receiving a copy of this book from Partners in Crime Tours - Thank You!!
March 5, 2023
What a disturbing book! In a good way.
There's a huge amount of research gone into this book, evidenced by all the links provided at the end. It shows how the events of this story are perhaps unlikely but not impossible or as far from reality as we might hope.
There's some great character development in the main character although some of the secondary characters could have done with a bit more fleshing out to make me care enough about them eg. Poppy. That said, I did feel very invested in the storyline with all its twists and turns.
I really got into thinking about how this method of providing medical care could lead us into a true dystopian nightmare but it's largely just capitalism at its finest. I think I could have understood the background a bit better if I was from the US rather than from the UK with its universal healthcare. I'm not well-versed enough in the complexities of the US system to really know how far it would need to stray to turn into something like this storyline. Despite this, I gobbled up this book in less than 24 hours and would happily do so again. I was very keen to see how it all ended and it has enough twists and turns to mean I couldn't second-guess too easily. The ending is quite open and leaves room for thought, which is something I really value in a book. The links provided give plenty of extra reading material if you want to scare yourself! I love how this fictional story slots in with the non-fiction research done by the author.
I enjoyed this read and it might be a bit unfair for me to have rated it only 4 stars. It lost a star only because I'm the 'wrong' nationality to fully understand some aspects and it meant I got a little confused at times. Not the fault of the author at all.
There's a huge amount of research gone into this book, evidenced by all the links provided at the end. It shows how the events of this story are perhaps unlikely but not impossible or as far from reality as we might hope.
There's some great character development in the main character although some of the secondary characters could have done with a bit more fleshing out to make me care enough about them eg. Poppy. That said, I did feel very invested in the storyline with all its twists and turns.
I really got into thinking about how this method of providing medical care could lead us into a true dystopian nightmare but it's largely just capitalism at its finest. I think I could have understood the background a bit better if I was from the US rather than from the UK with its universal healthcare. I'm not well-versed enough in the complexities of the US system to really know how far it would need to stray to turn into something like this storyline. Despite this, I gobbled up this book in less than 24 hours and would happily do so again. I was very keen to see how it all ended and it has enough twists and turns to mean I couldn't second-guess too easily. The ending is quite open and leaves room for thought, which is something I really value in a book. The links provided give plenty of extra reading material if you want to scare yourself! I love how this fictional story slots in with the non-fiction research done by the author.
I enjoyed this read and it might be a bit unfair for me to have rated it only 4 stars. It lost a star only because I'm the 'wrong' nationality to fully understand some aspects and it meant I got a little confused at times. Not the fault of the author at all.
April 16, 2023
My Review:
Although I seldom read scifi or speculative thrillers, I was drawn to this book, just from reading the book’s description. As Ms. Lycette state’s in her afterward, her novel is an “exploration of the risks of the intersection of AI and the corporatization of Medicine”.
I found the novel hard to put down and was quickly drawn into the many challenges the characters faced – from grief, to bullying and sexual harassment to patient care. The story takes place fifteen years in the future, in Seattle, but it is easy to picture yourself there.
Hope is a complex character, a doctor who questions herself throughout the novel and who comes to new realizations by the book’s end. The other characters are just as engaging as Hope.
The idea of having AI decide whether one gets treatment or not and having corporations seek more and more profit over the patients they are meant to help, are both disturbing trends that Lycette focuses on. We already see it in insurance companies that deny claims for flimsy reasons. And algorithms are already in wide usage around the world.
The use of the podcasts was a great tool to heighten what was happening – and a way to get us to question ourselves about what we want and would be willing to do to ensure that.
This is a very timely book, a very necessary look at what direction AI could take – a very scary one at that.
This was such an engrossing read, one that was greatly enhanced by the author’s medical background. I highly recommend this novel – a 5* read.
Although I seldom read scifi or speculative thrillers, I was drawn to this book, just from reading the book’s description. As Ms. Lycette state’s in her afterward, her novel is an “exploration of the risks of the intersection of AI and the corporatization of Medicine”.
I found the novel hard to put down and was quickly drawn into the many challenges the characters faced – from grief, to bullying and sexual harassment to patient care. The story takes place fifteen years in the future, in Seattle, but it is easy to picture yourself there.
Hope is a complex character, a doctor who questions herself throughout the novel and who comes to new realizations by the book’s end. The other characters are just as engaging as Hope.
The idea of having AI decide whether one gets treatment or not and having corporations seek more and more profit over the patients they are meant to help, are both disturbing trends that Lycette focuses on. We already see it in insurance companies that deny claims for flimsy reasons. And algorithms are already in wide usage around the world.
The use of the podcasts was a great tool to heighten what was happening – and a way to get us to question ourselves about what we want and would be willing to do to ensure that.
This is a very timely book, a very necessary look at what direction AI could take – a very scary one at that.
This was such an engrossing read, one that was greatly enhanced by the author’s medical background. I highly recommend this novel – a 5* read.
April 29, 2023
The Algorithm Will See You Now by JL Lycette is a near-future thriller that explores the potential dangers of artificial intelligence in the healthcare industry.
The story follows Dr. Hope Kestrel, a young doctor who is working at a hospital that is using an AI algorithm to make medical diagnoses. At first, Hope is skeptical of the algorithm, but she soon comes to believe that it is a valuable tool that can help doctors to provide better care for their patients. However, when Hope begins to investigate the algorithm, she uncovers a dark conspiracy that threatens the future of medicine.
This was a well-written and suspenseful thriller that raised important questions about the role of AI in our lives while being highly entertaining and definitely keeping me on edge from beginning to end.
Lycette did an excellent job of creating a believable near-future world in which AI is already playing a major role in healthcare. The characters were well-developed (though at times I wanted to reach in and knock knock some sense into them) with a plot that was fast-paced and engaging.
Thought-provoking.
Lycette provides an example of what can be that left me asking questions and considering the potential dangers of AI as well as the importance of human oversight.
Overall, The Algorithm Will See You Now is a solid read that is sure to stay with me long after turning the final page.
If you're interested in thrillers, science fiction, or the future of medicine, then I highly recommend this book.
The story follows Dr. Hope Kestrel, a young doctor who is working at a hospital that is using an AI algorithm to make medical diagnoses. At first, Hope is skeptical of the algorithm, but she soon comes to believe that it is a valuable tool that can help doctors to provide better care for their patients. However, when Hope begins to investigate the algorithm, she uncovers a dark conspiracy that threatens the future of medicine.
This was a well-written and suspenseful thriller that raised important questions about the role of AI in our lives while being highly entertaining and definitely keeping me on edge from beginning to end.
Lycette did an excellent job of creating a believable near-future world in which AI is already playing a major role in healthcare. The characters were well-developed (though at times I wanted to reach in and knock knock some sense into them) with a plot that was fast-paced and engaging.
Thought-provoking.
Lycette provides an example of what can be that left me asking questions and considering the potential dangers of AI as well as the importance of human oversight.
Overall, The Algorithm Will See You Now is a solid read that is sure to stay with me long after turning the final page.
If you're interested in thrillers, science fiction, or the future of medicine, then I highly recommend this book.
April 2, 2023
An eerily possible sci-fi novel and a must read!
The title of this book immediately drew me in thinking about how an AI algorithm could take over in the diagnostics of healthcare. I certainly hope this never happens, but The Algorithm Will See You Now presents a believable scenario.
The main character, Hope, is motivated in her career by the loss of her mother years before. A staunch advocate for the algorithm, she is faced with issues regarding its validity. And rightly so, as the pulse of the story moves along steadily reaching a tension filled climax.
However, in the resolution stage of the book, I found myself skipping over long passages of repetitive content I felt was thoroughly covered earlier in the book and wasn’t really needed. It slowed the pacing for me.
But overall, the book is extremely well-researched, as the author is a physician and draws from her personal experience to make the healthcare experience very real. I particularly appreciated the Author’s notes regarding her inspiration for the story and how much of a potential reality it could become, if not closely monitored.
If you like medical suspense stories, and nearly real sci-fi, you will love this book!
Thanks to NetGalley and Black Rose Writing for providing me with an advance copy of this book.
The title of this book immediately drew me in thinking about how an AI algorithm could take over in the diagnostics of healthcare. I certainly hope this never happens, but The Algorithm Will See You Now presents a believable scenario.
The main character, Hope, is motivated in her career by the loss of her mother years before. A staunch advocate for the algorithm, she is faced with issues regarding its validity. And rightly so, as the pulse of the story moves along steadily reaching a tension filled climax.
However, in the resolution stage of the book, I found myself skipping over long passages of repetitive content I felt was thoroughly covered earlier in the book and wasn’t really needed. It slowed the pacing for me.
But overall, the book is extremely well-researched, as the author is a physician and draws from her personal experience to make the healthcare experience very real. I particularly appreciated the Author’s notes regarding her inspiration for the story and how much of a potential reality it could become, if not closely monitored.
If you like medical suspense stories, and nearly real sci-fi, you will love this book!
Thanks to NetGalley and Black Rose Writing for providing me with an advance copy of this book.
October 25, 2023
When a “company girl” is blamed for a flawed state-of-the-art AI medical program, this read instantly becomes of cautionary tale of how little control we have over everyday life and how we’ll always come second to profits, especially in the healthcare industry.
PRIMA – Prognostic Intelligent Medical Algorithms – considers itself the ultimate cancer research and treatment facility in the world, and Hope Kestral is its High Resident… Chief Resident in any other medical facility. While Hope has put in the work and earned her top position, her internal thoughts constantly made me wonder why she was even there. She believes in the PRIMA mission, wants to always prevent ineffective treatment, and empathy is something you keep inside.
Wait. What?
Though she tows the company line word for word, Hope’s own tortured past never allowed her to fully sell it to me, and had me turning pages to find out where she would end up and if she learned anything.
All of the typical corporate types make an appearance, with their slick mantras on helping the sick and curing disease while making money in the progress, but it’s the Algorithm Anarchist Podcast, and young intern, Jaci Stone, who kept the read interesting for me.
A smart read that’s tightly written, The Algorithm Will See You Now, is good medical fiction. Or, is it fiction?
Enjoy!
PRIMA – Prognostic Intelligent Medical Algorithms – considers itself the ultimate cancer research and treatment facility in the world, and Hope Kestral is its High Resident… Chief Resident in any other medical facility. While Hope has put in the work and earned her top position, her internal thoughts constantly made me wonder why she was even there. She believes in the PRIMA mission, wants to always prevent ineffective treatment, and empathy is something you keep inside.
Wait. What?
Though she tows the company line word for word, Hope’s own tortured past never allowed her to fully sell it to me, and had me turning pages to find out where she would end up and if she learned anything.
All of the typical corporate types make an appearance, with their slick mantras on helping the sick and curing disease while making money in the progress, but it’s the Algorithm Anarchist Podcast, and young intern, Jaci Stone, who kept the read interesting for me.
A smart read that’s tightly written, The Algorithm Will See You Now, is good medical fiction. Or, is it fiction?
Enjoy!
February 28, 2023
First, I want to thank NetGalley and Black Rose Writing for providing me with an Advance ebook copy of this book.
The Algorithm Will See You Now is an amazing story that takes a truly unique view on the future of America's already daunting healthcare crisis. This very near future is barely science fiction, as is stated in the story, so many parts of our lives are already being manipulated or outright controlled by Algorithms. That said, the story of Hope, a doctor who put her faith in an algorithm she helped to develop, is beautiful and contains a depth of emotion I was not prepared for.
I have to admit that I was expecting something a little more whimsical and sardonic given the title and the Science Fiction tag. This felt a lot more like a very near future thriller akin to Homecoming, with a lot of questions about medical ethics and the possible implications of AI and algorithms on the future of Healthcare. The premise pulled me in to the story quickly, even with my inaccurate expectations. However, there were times during some of the more dramatic confrontations where a character's internal monologue hogged the spotlight a little and dropped the tension.
All told, this was a fascinating read and would be a great fit for anyone with interests in the medical field and similar medical field dramas.
The Algorithm Will See You Now is an amazing story that takes a truly unique view on the future of America's already daunting healthcare crisis. This very near future is barely science fiction, as is stated in the story, so many parts of our lives are already being manipulated or outright controlled by Algorithms. That said, the story of Hope, a doctor who put her faith in an algorithm she helped to develop, is beautiful and contains a depth of emotion I was not prepared for.
I have to admit that I was expecting something a little more whimsical and sardonic given the title and the Science Fiction tag. This felt a lot more like a very near future thriller akin to Homecoming, with a lot of questions about medical ethics and the possible implications of AI and algorithms on the future of Healthcare. The premise pulled me in to the story quickly, even with my inaccurate expectations. However, there were times during some of the more dramatic confrontations where a character's internal monologue hogged the spotlight a little and dropped the tension.
All told, this was a fascinating read and would be a great fit for anyone with interests in the medical field and similar medical field dramas.
October 26, 2023
The Algorithm Will See You Now by JL Lycette is a slightly futuristic novel about what could happen in healthcare is AI is used. Dr.Hope Kestral works at such a place that has founded and uses such a notion.
Hope is working with an intern in this program that determines whether or not a person will be treated or denied but things are not as they appear. Hope's mother had died of cancer and that is why she is so interested in this concept.
Some employees see that this concept could be a problem as Hope is blamed for a patient's death which puts her career on hold. She has to really fight and try to find out how this system of picking patients depends on their DNA and whether the patient can be cured.
With the assistance of a new intern who is a computer whiz and together they bring the AI into scrutiny. Plus trying to prove that there are flaws in the system and bring to light the greed and ambition of people who will do anything that they can to keep this new technology.
Even though this novel is futuristic, it still seems that it could pertain to our healthcare system. A lot of thought and research went into the telling of this story. There are some characters that you either like or dislike.
I read this book in two sittings and found that even though it was set in the near future and a lot of the medical jargon was over my head, I could relate to the plot. I would love to read anything else that this author has. I really enjoyed the book, I give it 5 stars!
Thanks to Partners in Crime for providing me with a copy of the book for reading and reviewing this book. I was not monetarily compensated for my honest review.
Hope is working with an intern in this program that determines whether or not a person will be treated or denied but things are not as they appear. Hope's mother had died of cancer and that is why she is so interested in this concept.
Some employees see that this concept could be a problem as Hope is blamed for a patient's death which puts her career on hold. She has to really fight and try to find out how this system of picking patients depends on their DNA and whether the patient can be cured.
With the assistance of a new intern who is a computer whiz and together they bring the AI into scrutiny. Plus trying to prove that there are flaws in the system and bring to light the greed and ambition of people who will do anything that they can to keep this new technology.
Even though this novel is futuristic, it still seems that it could pertain to our healthcare system. A lot of thought and research went into the telling of this story. There are some characters that you either like or dislike.
I read this book in two sittings and found that even though it was set in the near future and a lot of the medical jargon was over my head, I could relate to the plot. I would love to read anything else that this author has. I really enjoyed the book, I give it 5 stars!
Thanks to Partners in Crime for providing me with a copy of the book for reading and reviewing this book. I was not monetarily compensated for my honest review.
September 30, 2023
As I was reading, this thought came to mind. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one (Spock 1982) Imagine a world where an AI diagnostic can accurately give you a diagnosis and whether the treatment will work. It learns from the data it has been given. Sounds awesome for most people, but what if the algorithm is flawed? What if the data is not complete? What if it is you who are rejected, when you can be saved? What if it is you that is denied treatment because the algorithm says it is a waste of money?
Hope is an intern who has invested years of her life to bring this on board her hospital and is a firm believer in its benefits. That is until a patient dies and she is the scapegoat. Follow her and a fellow intern as they discover what is really going on at the hospital.
Easy to see this coming in the near future – a war between power and money, vs individual choice. Fast paced, intensely researched, and great characters. Can’t wait to read the next in the series.
Thanks to BookSirens for the ARC of this book
Hope is an intern who has invested years of her life to bring this on board her hospital and is a firm believer in its benefits. That is until a patient dies and she is the scapegoat. Follow her and a fellow intern as they discover what is really going on at the hospital.
Easy to see this coming in the near future – a war between power and money, vs individual choice. Fast paced, intensely researched, and great characters. Can’t wait to read the next in the series.
Thanks to BookSirens for the ARC of this book
October 26, 2023
The Algorithm Will See You Now by J.L. Lycette is my first book by this author and I would love to read more from her. This is a medical suspense thriller that had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. This is a fast paced and captivating thriller. It is well written and well researched. This story delves into the world of artificial intelligence and healthcare, especially the life and death decisions. To leave life and death decisions and diagnosing illness to AI is just scary. This is a perfect book for this time of the year. It has an eerie feel and it is downright frightening. The characters are alarming, and you won’t like them to start, but keep reading, they will grow on you. This is a spine chilling read and I highly recommend it.
Thank you Partners in Crime Book Tours, Black Rose Writing and J.L. Lycette for this thought provoking story to read and review. The opinions expressed are strictly my own.
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Thank you Partners in Crime Book Tours, Black Rose Writing and J.L. Lycette for this thought provoking story to read and review. The opinions expressed are strictly my own.
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October 29, 2023
The Algorithm Will See You Now by JL Lycette is an interesting read. It combines science fiction with a medical thriller. The writer brilliantly takes readers on the inside to the medical profession and the politics of the system. Of course, there is the most feared item to mankind featured in this book. It made me think of the science fiction movie, I Am Mother, where the robots killed humans yet were creating human children for a purpose still unknown to me. The robots raised the human children as their own kids. This book had that same dark edgy vibe. It also has that sad heartbreaking vibe just like the famous movie, Never Let Me Go. JL LYcette writes in a way that deeply immerses the reader into her fictional world and leaves them hanging in suspense. I found this plot terrifying, entertaining, and intriguing. It does leave you, the reader, wondering if this is what the future will hold for us with the popularity of AIs.
I received this copy from the publisher. This is my voluntary review.
I received this copy from the publisher. This is my voluntary review.
June 15, 2024
** Giveaway book **
"The Algorithm Will See You Now" by J.L. Jycette delves into the fascinating realm of medical thrillers with a unique focus on machine learning. As someone who has a personal interest in machine learning, I found the novel particularly engaging. The plot explores the application of machine learning in diagnosing patients, illustrating the nuanced challenges that arise from data manipulation.
These types of machine learning need to be conducted with care. In fact, one notable example involves the algorithm misidentifying skin cancer due to the presence of a ruler in the image, highlighting the pitfalls of training data anomalies.
This narrative compellingly reminds us of the critical importance of data governance and ethical behavior. The book effectively raises awareness about the complexities and responsibilities inherent in managing machine learning systems, making it a thought-provoking read that prompted me to think more deeply about the subject.
I enjoyed the book a lot. Thank you,
"The Algorithm Will See You Now" by J.L. Jycette delves into the fascinating realm of medical thrillers with a unique focus on machine learning. As someone who has a personal interest in machine learning, I found the novel particularly engaging. The plot explores the application of machine learning in diagnosing patients, illustrating the nuanced challenges that arise from data manipulation.
These types of machine learning need to be conducted with care. In fact, one notable example involves the algorithm misidentifying skin cancer due to the presence of a ruler in the image, highlighting the pitfalls of training data anomalies.
This narrative compellingly reminds us of the critical importance of data governance and ethical behavior. The book effectively raises awareness about the complexities and responsibilities inherent in managing machine learning systems, making it a thought-provoking read that prompted me to think more deeply about the subject.
I enjoyed the book a lot. Thank you,
October 27, 2023
What happens when an idea that was sparked to make a difference gets in the hands of a power-hungry revenge seeker?
Sci-fi is not really my thing, but when this book had so many rave reviews, I couldn't help myself. I'm so glad I did because WOW was this a good story!! A very unique and honestly quite believable, futuristic tale of what the medical world would be like if algorithms replaced a physician's educated guess. My understanding of the scientific terms ends there, but even so, I found myself fully immersed in this story.
The characters had creative emotional backstories to drive them, even the antagonist, with a background of trauma that produced her path toward ill intent. It was a great mix of characters with history coming together and acquaintances building what seemed like a lifelong bond through the trials they faced together.
I may have shed a tear, I definitely gasped a few times, and the ending was just as I hoped it would be.
Sci-fi is not really my thing, but when this book had so many rave reviews, I couldn't help myself. I'm so glad I did because WOW was this a good story!! A very unique and honestly quite believable, futuristic tale of what the medical world would be like if algorithms replaced a physician's educated guess. My understanding of the scientific terms ends there, but even so, I found myself fully immersed in this story.
The characters had creative emotional backstories to drive them, even the antagonist, with a background of trauma that produced her path toward ill intent. It was a great mix of characters with history coming together and acquaintances building what seemed like a lifelong bond through the trials they faced together.
I may have shed a tear, I definitely gasped a few times, and the ending was just as I hoped it would be.
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