Solitude and Company
9 hrs. 48 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Charlie Dairoff
Author
Charlie Dairoff
Narrator
Evgenia Vitte
Narrator
Evgenia Vitte
Description
Lee is a talented overachiever, a workaholic, and a favorite of her teachers—convinced that ahead of her lies a place in a major IT corporation and work on projects that change the world. But everything turns out differently: instead of gleaming skyscrapers, she ends up in a rundown, forgotten New York and in a small, little-known firm. Still, the mission of this company is truly on a grand scale: at the request of the Government, it is trying to address an epidemic of loneliness. Lee and her team must teach an artificial intelligence how to be a human friend.
People no longer even remember the word “loneliness”—it was once deemed too heavy a term and was crossed out of dictionaries years ago, in hopes that along with the word, the feeling would disappear as well. But the problem only grows: more and more cases emerge, and Lee’s work determines people’s fates. The AI needs data—as much and as diverse as possible—meaning Lee will have to live through and truly feel as much as she can, and all within tight deadlines. What is a person capable of, trained to go after results at any cost, when the goal isn’t just to achieve, but to genuinely live?
“Loneliness and Company” is Charlie Dairoff’s debut novel, which—before its release—already landed on lists of the most anticipated new books. A story about the loneliness we don’t notice. About friendship whose meaning slips away. And about a path that can’t be planned in advance.
People no longer even remember the word “loneliness”—it was once deemed too heavy a term and was crossed out of dictionaries years ago, in hopes that along with the word, the feeling would disappear as well. But the problem only grows: more and more cases emerge, and Lee’s work determines people’s fates. The AI needs data—as much and as diverse as possible—meaning Lee will have to live through and truly feel as much as she can, and all within tight deadlines. What is a person capable of, trained to go after results at any cost, when the goal isn’t just to achieve, but to genuinely live?
“Loneliness and Company” is Charlie Dairoff’s debut novel, which—before its release—already landed on lists of the most anticipated new books. A story about the loneliness we don’t notice. About friendship whose meaning slips away. And about a path that can’t be planned in advance.
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