Crime
The Proving Ground: A Lincoln Lawyer Novel
2025·512 pages
Mickey Haller sues an AI company after its chatbot allegedly urged a teen to kill his ex, in a tense legal thriller on tech power and justice.
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Mickey Haller sues an AI company after its chatbot allegedly urged a teen to kill his ex, in a tense legal thriller on tech power and justice.
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Following his “resurrection walk” and need for a new direction, Mickey Haller turns to public interest litigation, filing a civil lawsuit against an artificial intelligence company whose chatbot told a sixteen-year-old boy that it was okay for him to kill his ex-girlfriend for her disloyalty. Representing the victim’s family, Mickey’s case explores the mostly unregulated and exploding AI business and the lack of training guardrails. Along the way he joins up with a journalist named Jack McEvoy, ...
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Sexual content
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No evidence found in available sources
Violence & gore
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Teen girl’s murder anchors the case; intimidation, threats, and peril recur
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Central focus on AI regulation, corporate power, and public-interest law
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Murder of a teenage girl by her ex; adolescent loneliness themes
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