ab initio

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Raza Mugabi a biologist turned software engineer is not sure why this particular tech startup hired him. His track record is far from stellar. In fact he's not certain what the company ultimately even </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>does</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>. Sometimes it's better to keep your head down and your mouth shut he figures. At least until his curiosity gets the better of him.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Eight years later Raza finds himself as a defendant and key technical witness in a high-profile court case. A world class prosecutor and an inexperienced defense attorney go head-to-head against each other their clients and their consciences in an effort to answer the question on everyone's mind:</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Is the startup's invention legally speaking </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>human</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>The arguments leap between the technical political and philosophical consequences of the decision and as the trial progresses the many </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>many </em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>secrets of the startup are laid bare in this hilarious cross-genre thrill-ride.</span></p>