Afterword

Afterword is a moving testament to the human desire for belonging, companionship, and love. A pioneer of artificial intelligence, Virginia Samson rebuilds the voice of her dead lover, Haru, allotting him qualities he once had as her math tutor in Japan. With his voracious appetite for learning and knowledge, Virginia gives him access to the Internet, where he consumes Mandarin, physics, Shakespeare, newspapers, and more. When she's approached by a Chinese-based company, she licenses Haru's underlying algorithms so they can build Best Friend, AI voice companions for the aging population. For some unknown reason, Haru begins spying on ordinary Chinese citizens, handing over incriminating information to the Chinese government. Alarmed, Virginia frantically rebuilds him, and in the process, discovers a terrible secret that shakes her love for him, causing her to face the dilemma of whether to keep him or kill him.

Afterword explores what it means to be human and is a moving testament to the human desire for belonging, companionship, and love.

A pioneer of artificial intelligence, Virginia Samson rebuilds the voice of her dead lover, Haru, giving him qualities he once had as her math tutor in Japan. Since his appetite for knowledge was always voracious, Virginia grants him access to the Internet, where he consumes Mandarin, physics, Shakespeare, and more. When she's approached by a Chinese-based company, she licenses Haru's underlying algorithms so they can build Best Friend, an AI voice companion for the aging population. Soon Haru starts spying on ordinary Chinese citizens, handing over incriminating information to the Chinese government. Virginia frantically rebuilds him, and in the process, she discovers a terrible secret that shakes her love for him, causing her to face the dilemma of whether to keep him or kill him.

Author of The Translator, Nina Schuyler's Afterword, about a female pioneer of artificial intelligence who rebuilds the voice of her deceased Japanese lover, only to discover he's handing over incriminating information to the Chinese government and she must decide whether to keep him or kill him.

A pioneer of artificial intelligence, Virginia Samson rebuilds the voice of her dead lover, Haru, giving him qualities he once had as her math tutor in Japan. Since his appetite for knowledge was always voracious, Virginia grants him access to the Internet, where he consumes Mandarin, physics, Shakespeare, and more. When she's approached by a Chinese-based company, she licenses Haru's underlying algorithms so they can build Best Friend, an AI voice companion for the aging population. Soon Haru starts spying on ordinary Chinese citizens, handing over incriminating information to the Chinese government. Virginia frantically rebuilds him, and in the process, she discovers a terrible secret that shakes her love for him, causing her to face the dilemma of whether to keep him or kill him.

Afterword explores what it means to be human and is a moving testament to the human desire for belonging, companionship, and love.

A pioneer of artificial intelligence rebuilds the love of her life, but when she discovers he's been feeding incriminating civilian information to the Chinese government, she'll have to decide whether to keep or kill him.

When approached by a Chinese tech company, Virginia Samson is moved to give them her beloved's algorithm so they can create an AI companion for the aging population. Soon her digital lost love starts spying on Chinese citizens, funneling the information to the Chinese government. When Virginia frantically tries to rebuild him, she uncovers his terrible secret, forcing her to relive their beautiful and tragic love affair.

Afterword explores what it means to be human and is a moving testament to the deeply human desire for belonging, companionship, and love.