Michael Connelly takes on AI – in fiction and in real life

Michael Connelly takes on AI – in fiction and in real life

By Mercedes Maguire
Publication Date: 2025-12-18 18:30:00

“Then last year in Florida, a lawsuit was filed against an AI company in which another teenager formed a deep and even romantic relationship with his chatbot that encouraged him to commit suicide. His parents sued the company.”

“I was able to get a copy of the lawsuit and it probably contained more than 50 pages of transcripts of the conversation the boy had with his chatbot. When I read it, I knew this could be a pretty interesting story.”

The test site is the eighth book in the Lincoln Lawyer series and will no doubt provide fuel for future episodes of the Netflix series of the same name, which is scheduled to enter its fourth season.

Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller in the Netflix series “The Lincoln Lawyer.”Credit: Netflix

Connelly has sold more than 89 million copies of his books worldwide, but his empire continues to grow on the screen, too. He largely paved the way for other crime writers such as Lee Child and James Patterson to have their books adapted…