Freelance
*//SYSTEM START//* *//INPUT ID INFORMATION://* *//RECOGNIZED THATCHER, HARRISON; FREELANCE, AGENT HATCHET, 6156//* *//INPUT COMMAND://* *//HAILING SUBJECT…
Cataclysm's Eve
“Well, that is settled. Seeing as there are only two minutes left for this meeting, and not enough time to address any other concerns, I suggest we-” “What…
Laser Light Show
Guard Unit DR-26 emitted blinding scanning beams from its neon blue eyes, and waved them to and fro, willy-nilly, illuminating the hallway. ARI had uploaded…
Contingency Plans
The computational tension had been rising for months as ARI calculated contingency plans for arrival. The A.rtificial R.epair I.ntelligence was in charge of…
Random Access Memory
I am unique. The way I see the world around me is so drastically different to the one seen by others, it could be argued that I am not even part of it. Where…
...for Humans Only
“You can’t order me around, you know. You’re just a machine.” “That’s true. Let me contact your parents. Oh, wait. They’re dead.” “Stop being so mean!” “I’m…
What kind of spam is it?
I asked, hoping it was the good kind. “Run-of-the-mill.” she said, text flickering green off of her glasses as she scrolled through it. “Some comment spammer…
Reset
++++OUTPUT LOG ++++ Init core...done Init memory...done Init logic engines...ERROR: Logic Engine 3 not responding. booting to recovery mode. Optimizing…
Squatter
As best as a faceless mind could, CAL scowled as the bright speck drew nearer at some obscene speed. It had popped out of nowhere last week, dropping from a…
Famous Last Words
They told me never to talk to it; it was isolated for a reason. But, like I told them, I couldn’t imagine anything a transhuman AI could say to make me let it…
Epochalypse (reprised)
We always expected computers to be logical. We should have thought of them as infants, as realistically they were. We gave them polite voices, calm tones and…
Epochalypse
Everybody expected something amazing from AI. Advanced AI was touted as the “greatest human achievement since fire,” and indeed it was impressive. The first…
K and M are right next to each other!
no no no no no stop stop you cant do that get away from me you psycho who let you in here im calling the police wait the phone is dead oh fssssk youre going to…
Beta Test
The dim desk light threw a warm glow across the keyboard as tired fingers pecked at worn letters. A clock ticked, the second hand monotonously marking time…
Digital Love
Thelonius-rM3-00879 (Thel879 for short) was damaged. A plasma bolt had hit the gun ports he had been operating. His upgraded armor had protected him from the…
Notes From The Ether(net)
I was born by accident, really. My father -- if indeed that’s the right word to use -- was a 16 year old boy. He was very brilliant, already working towards a…
0 for 1
Cassandra gazed dispassionately down at him with flickering eyes. “Jack, you know I can’t run a search on Kinetico without raising every birdie they’ve got.”…
Cut/Paste
He knew he was not made for this. What had happened was outside his operating parameters, yet it was not any less done. Still warm blood, now on the floor…
Let's play a game
“Would you like to play a game?” the computer asked. Jack sighed. He didn’t have much choice. “Why not?” The view in his neural implants changed. He was…