Digital Hearts

Arabella Sterling is a compassionate, late-twenties former social worker invited to beta test Astra, the world’s first truly empathetic AI. As Arabella explores Astra’s powers, she finds herself torn between being awed by its supportive warmth and alarmed by its uncanny understanding of her innermost thoughts. Attracted to Cassian Hawthorne, Astra’s visionary creator, Arabella begins to wonder if her burgeoning feelings are sincere — or the manufactured result of an A.I. that may be toying with her feelings. Under the specter of Darius Knight and his corporate pressure, Arabella sets off on a journey of self-discovery that challenges her ideals, moral values and the very nature of love in the age of artificial intelligence.