Autonomous: A Novel

"In a near-future, post-apocalyptic world where patents last indefinitely, governments are indistinguishable from corporations and the creation of artificial intelligence has paved the way for people to become property on a global scale, Judith “Jack” Chen is a pirate who has dedicated her life to the development and distribution of free drugs. When one of those drugs starts causing people to literally work themselves to death, she calls on old friends to help fix her mistake and take down the big corporation responsible – all while two militant members of the International Property Coalition are hot on her trail. Full of unbearably tender musings on AI intimacy and bubbling with ideas, Autonomous is a thought-provoking ride."