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Cute: A darkly comic near-future dystopian satire by Bob Palmer is a speculative novel that uses humor, political tension, and a plausible technological premise to examine influence in contemporary society. Its central device is Cute, an AI pet created to make people happier. Rather than presenting artificial intelligence as an isolated technical threat, the novel places it within the intersecting interests of politics, advertising, ambition, and public appetite for comforting solutions. The plot involves competing agendas around the project, including Jacob Chastain, a politician who recognizes its electoral value, and Colin, whose stated aim is to help people. Palmer, whose background includes advertising and media work, frames the story as a satire of systems that package persuasion as care. The near-future setting matters because it requires little fantastical extrapolation: the book draws its force from recognizable habits of data-driven influence, addictive digital products, and political messaging. It is therefore both a brisk comic thriller and a cautionary fiction about who benefits when technology is designed to shape feeling and behavior.