The Laura Project

By: Jack Sade’

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

When Guy, a genius in self-learning artificial intelligence, loses his beloved wife Laura in tragic circumstances, he cannot find solace. To recover, Guy uses his talent.
Taking advantage of the wealth of information stored about her, Guy works to bring Laura back to life in cyberspace. The project succeeds beyond expectations. The virtual character he created looks, speaks and behaves exactly like Laura down to the finest detail. But to his astonishment, Guy discovers that the virtual Laura has her own desires and intentions, and is determined to fulfill them. For his independence to live his life, Guy must confront his beloved “wife.” The struggle is both physically and emotionally exhausting because cyber-Laura has many tools at its disposal to make his life miserable and impose its demands on him.
Can “Laura” be controlled after it was created?
Does it operate within a predetermined framework, or does it develop will and awareness of its own?
As Guy battles the entity he created, he tries to find the answers. Will he succeed, and will these answers help him put the genie back in the bottle?

Jack Sade’s professional career is in high technology, leading projects and consulting for robotics and artificial vision. His first novel “Termination Code“ was published in 2023 and is available on Amazon.