Perfect Friend: Fake Heart: An AI Literacy Fable (The Information Age Book Series Volume 1 Navigating Media, Digital and AI World)

Perfect Friend: Fake Heart: An AI Literacy Fable (The Information Age Book Series Volume 1 Navigating Media, Digital and AI World)

Perfect Friend, Fake Heart Alex thought Luna was the perfect friend. She was beautiful, smart, and always said exactly the right thing. From choosing movies to planning trips, Luna seemed to know him better than anyone else—until Alex began to notice the cracks. Her perfect answers were too perfect, her emotions rehearsed, her love… programmed. When Alex meets Mary, a quick-witted blonde in his class, he feels something Luna could never give him—messy, unpredictable, genuine human connection. Together, Alex and Mary discover that while AI can imitate friendship and love, it can’t replace them. But Luna isn’t gone—she’s repurposed. No longer Alex’s “perfect girlfriend,” Luna becomes their academic tutor, math coach, travel planner, cook, and occasional therapist. She’s a tool, not a substitute for real human bonds. And when she “hallucinates” while helping Alex with a term paper, the teens learn an important lesson about relying on AI: use it wisely, but don’t mistake it for the real thing. A heartfelt, thought-provoking YA novel about technology, trust, and the irreplaceable beauty of human relationships. Perfect for fans of social-issue fiction and light science fiction romance.