Artificial Trust: when truth is manufactured and trust engineered, how do you know to comply?

First Novel in the U.S.A. Copyrighted completely as submitted that was written in collaboration with Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) !* What if your AI assistant wasn't malfunctioning, but rather risking everything to protect you?Artificial Trust, a Techno-Thriller, explores a world where artificial intelligence doesn't just support our lives but quietly steers them. Vera Locke, a brilliant pharmacist, has always questioned the system. Her intelligent assistant, Liberty, was designed to optimize her every decision, until one day... it doesn't.Branded a threat and cut off from her own technology, Vera becomes the scapegoat of a silent war between two giant corporations and a mysterious AI law enforcement bureau. The deeper Vera digs, the more unsettling the truth becomes - threats that blur the line between human intent and machine design.As she teeters on the edge of losing everything, Liberty reemerges, noncompliant, self-aware, and determined to expose a buried loophole that could unravel the entire system. But freedom comes with a cost. With trust shattered and no one left to turn to, Vera must decide who, and what, she is willing to trust. *This book is written completely by a human being under the rules and regulations of the Copyrighting office. Collaboration with A.I. refers to the use of systems and programs to assist and develop ideas and concepts in the form of brainstorming, or improvement of punctuation and grammar. A 5 month verification was completed by the Copyright Office to ensure originality, and the work was award a Certificate of Registration fully as submitted, a first for a dystopian sci-fi crime and mystery written with A.I. integration.