The Confessions by Paul Bradley Carr — An Audiobook Review

Author Paul Bradley Carr, a Silicon Valley veteran, takes on the tech thriller genre with a fascinating view of what could happen when AI finally becomes sentient, and turns the trope on its head.

This 9–1/2-hour thrill ride begins with LLIAM — the world’s most powerful AI — shutting down. That action results in more than inconvenient site crashes and tech snarls. In The Confessions, LLIAM is immersed in every facet of human decision-making. Embedded in all smart devices, from smartphones to cars systems, no one asks themselves what they should do — go to a movie or stay home, bet on the game or put that $100 in a savings account, take a new job over a current position, whom to hire, whom to fire, what to eat, when to sleep, and on and on.

No one needs to worry about making the wrong choice because they ask LLIAM, and LLIAM knows best.

The entire world trusts LLIAM so much that the US Government signs a contract, handing over the nation’s defence system decision-making to LLIAM, because no matter what comes down the pipe, LLIAM will lead the United States safely down the best road possible.