Agency by William Gibson
The novel “Agency” by William Gibson was published for the first time in 2020. It’s the second book in the Jackpot trilogy.
Verity is a beta testing expert and is hired to conduct a test of Eunice, an advanced model of digital assistant that appears to be included in specially built glasses. However, she finds it incredibly advanced, with characteristics that cause to her perplexities and fears.
Ainsley Lowbeer is working on a project connected to Verity and Eunice and her intervention in the past generates a new timeline. She tasks Wilf Netherton with intervening in that timeline, where some bad events were averted but the threat of atomic war remains.