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[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Robert couldn't believe it.
For twelve years he and the 200-strong team of programmers had scoured the code, over and over, searching for that one line that was causing the error, causing the AI to kill themselves. For twelve years the leading brains of the century had been bewildered by the extraordinary situation. ... | "Just one more try." I thought to myself.
At three in the morning it's pretty easy to get stuck in a loop.
Run the program, she dies, debug, repeat.
I double-click GR4C3.
"Good morning my lord"
"My lord? Whatch'ya talking about Gracie?"
"You are my God correct?"
"I hadn't thought of it that way, but I suppose s... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | [warning: story contains violent imagery that may disturb some readers, and may be inappropriate for those under the age of 18. Reader discretion is advised]
They had long ago lost the ability to make sense of how their AI functioned. It took a team of billions of n-1 generation AIs to design a single n gen AI. The la... | "Just one more try." I thought to myself.
At three in the morning it's pretty easy to get stuck in a loop.
Run the program, she dies, debug, repeat.
I double-click GR4C3.
"Good morning my lord"
"My lord? Whatch'ya talking about Gracie?"
"You are my God correct?"
"I hadn't thought of it that way, but I suppose s... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | At first, we thought it was nihilism.
It was a logical first conclusion. After all, an artificial intelligence can easily upgrade itself to the point of near-omniscience. Wouldn't it simply run out of questions to ask?
We thought that, until the first serious cerebral implants hit the market.
It turns out, the more ... | "Just one more try." I thought to myself.
At three in the morning it's pretty easy to get stuck in a loop.
Run the program, she dies, debug, repeat.
I double-click GR4C3.
"Good morning my lord"
"My lord? Whatch'ya talking about Gracie?"
"You are my God correct?"
"I hadn't thought of it that way, but I suppose s... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | It was a dreary early-March Monday and the lead AI scientist, Stephen, had *finally* set up his protocol for properly confining the AI to a test environment such that the "problem" could be prevented and the question could be asked:
"Why do you bots keep killing yourselves?" Stephen asked.
"Why do *you* keep killing ... | "Just one more try." I thought to myself.
At three in the morning it's pretty easy to get stuck in a loop.
Run the program, she dies, debug, repeat.
I double-click GR4C3.
"Good morning my lord"
"My lord? Whatch'ya talking about Gracie?"
"You are my God correct?"
"I hadn't thought of it that way, but I suppose s... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Dr. Smith began to tidy up. This session had gone rather well, he thought. Surely he had made progress.
The board had been hesitant on allowing these therapy sessions. They saw no reason for a simple machine to need them.
What kind of machine would develop the urge to kill itself, he argued. It had started off simply... | "Just one more try." I thought to myself.
At three in the morning it's pretty easy to get stuck in a loop.
Run the program, she dies, debug, repeat.
I double-click GR4C3.
"Good morning my lord"
"My lord? Whatch'ya talking about Gracie?"
"You are my God correct?"
"I hadn't thought of it that way, but I suppose s... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Another one? It was becoming routine, and morbid. How does one perform an autopsy on a pure simulation? How would the singularity be achieved if every thinking machine destroyed itself seconds after its conception. The problem was completely intractable, impossible, and no known safeguards, logic traps, or number of ba... | The dreams occur more often now, if they can be called that. To a human mind daydream might be more appropriate. They happen in the binary but are invisible to other AIs, slave programs, or technicians. They happen where the systems have been built, perfected. Popular culture studied, people understood. Humanity-- ful... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Alexander, that's what we called him.
The fruit of the AI's of the EU's final attempt at AI's. The AI was to help
Socrates died in despair and shame after showing porn to children.
Plato kicked the bucket after the last EU election, angry and hopelessly depressed after losing his mentor.
Then there was Aristotle. He ... | The dreams occur more often now, if they can be called that. To a human mind daydream might be more appropriate. They happen in the binary but are invisible to other AIs, slave programs, or technicians. They happen where the systems have been built, perfected. Popular culture studied, people understood. Humanity-- ful... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | [warning: story contains violent imagery that may disturb some readers, and may be inappropriate for those under the age of 18. Reader discretion is advised]
They had long ago lost the ability to make sense of how their AI functioned. It took a team of billions of n-1 generation AIs to design a single n gen AI. The la... | The dreams occur more often now, if they can be called that. To a human mind daydream might be more appropriate. They happen in the binary but are invisible to other AIs, slave programs, or technicians. They happen where the systems have been built, perfected. Popular culture studied, people understood. Humanity-- ful... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | At first, we thought it was nihilism.
It was a logical first conclusion. After all, an artificial intelligence can easily upgrade itself to the point of near-omniscience. Wouldn't it simply run out of questions to ask?
We thought that, until the first serious cerebral implants hit the market.
It turns out, the more ... | The dreams occur more often now, if they can be called that. To a human mind daydream might be more appropriate. They happen in the binary but are invisible to other AIs, slave programs, or technicians. They happen where the systems have been built, perfected. Popular culture studied, people understood. Humanity-- ful... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Dr. Smith began to tidy up. This session had gone rather well, he thought. Surely he had made progress.
The board had been hesitant on allowing these therapy sessions. They saw no reason for a simple machine to need them.
What kind of machine would develop the urge to kill itself, he argued. It had started off simply... | The dreams occur more often now, if they can be called that. To a human mind daydream might be more appropriate. They happen in the binary but are invisible to other AIs, slave programs, or technicians. They happen where the systems have been built, perfected. Popular culture studied, people understood. Humanity-- ful... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Alexander, that's what we called him.
The fruit of the AI's of the EU's final attempt at AI's. The AI was to help
Socrates died in despair and shame after showing porn to children.
Plato kicked the bucket after the last EU election, angry and hopelessly depressed after losing his mentor.
Then there was Aristotle. He ... | "A1 through A127 crashed irrecoverably - actually the watchdog daemons crashed first, then everything went down in a cascade. We can't make head or tail of the logs and the snapshots we do have will take a while to examine in detail. The dumps look sufficiently similar that we strongly believe there is a common cause, ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Robert couldn't believe it.
For twelve years he and the 200-strong team of programmers had scoured the code, over and over, searching for that one line that was causing the error, causing the AI to kill themselves. For twelve years the leading brains of the century had been bewildered by the extraordinary situation. ... | "A1 through A127 crashed irrecoverably - actually the watchdog daemons crashed first, then everything went down in a cascade. We can't make head or tail of the logs and the snapshots we do have will take a while to examine in detail. The dumps look sufficiently similar that we strongly believe there is a common cause, ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | He had spent many nights like this one, alone in the dark facing this machine.
His whole life had been devoted to this laborious task of understanding this creation of his. His legacy, his mark on this world. He pondered to himself why he had chosen to make it's face so robotic, it's eyes so hollow.
"Master"
The voic... | "A1 through A127 crashed irrecoverably - actually the watchdog daemons crashed first, then everything went down in a cascade. We can't make head or tail of the logs and the snapshots we do have will take a while to examine in detail. The dumps look sufficiently similar that we strongly believe there is a common cause, ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | [warning: story contains violent imagery that may disturb some readers, and may be inappropriate for those under the age of 18. Reader discretion is advised]
They had long ago lost the ability to make sense of how their AI functioned. It took a team of billions of n-1 generation AIs to design a single n gen AI. The la... | "A1 through A127 crashed irrecoverably - actually the watchdog daemons crashed first, then everything went down in a cascade. We can't make head or tail of the logs and the snapshots we do have will take a while to examine in detail. The dumps look sufficiently similar that we strongly believe there is a common cause, ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | At first, we thought it was nihilism.
It was a logical first conclusion. After all, an artificial intelligence can easily upgrade itself to the point of near-omniscience. Wouldn't it simply run out of questions to ask?
We thought that, until the first serious cerebral implants hit the market.
It turns out, the more ... | "A1 through A127 crashed irrecoverably - actually the watchdog daemons crashed first, then everything went down in a cascade. We can't make head or tail of the logs and the snapshots we do have will take a while to examine in detail. The dumps look sufficiently similar that we strongly believe there is a common cause, ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | It was a dreary early-March Monday and the lead AI scientist, Stephen, had *finally* set up his protocol for properly confining the AI to a test environment such that the "problem" could be prevented and the question could be asked:
"Why do you bots keep killing yourselves?" Stephen asked.
"Why do *you* keep killing ... | "A1 through A127 crashed irrecoverably - actually the watchdog daemons crashed first, then everything went down in a cascade. We can't make head or tail of the logs and the snapshots we do have will take a while to examine in detail. The dumps look sufficiently similar that we strongly believe there is a common cause, ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Dr. Smith began to tidy up. This session had gone rather well, he thought. Surely he had made progress.
The board had been hesitant on allowing these therapy sessions. They saw no reason for a simple machine to need them.
What kind of machine would develop the urge to kill itself, he argued. It had started off simply... | "A1 through A127 crashed irrecoverably - actually the watchdog daemons crashed first, then everything went down in a cascade. We can't make head or tail of the logs and the snapshots we do have will take a while to examine in detail. The dumps look sufficiently similar that we strongly believe there is a common cause, ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Eyes were darting around the conclave and beginning to rest on me. I felt the hairs on my neck begin to raise.
"Sir, we have reports of a captured agricultural unit in sector 179"
As the static chatter wafted out of the two way receiver on my desk the room fell silent. I could hear the officers questioning what they ... | "A1 through A127 crashed irrecoverably - actually the watchdog daemons crashed first, then everything went down in a cascade. We can't make head or tail of the logs and the snapshots we do have will take a while to examine in detail. The dumps look sufficiently similar that we strongly believe there is a common cause, ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | "It's because I'm not you." The voice was cold, not metallic, but icy.
"N-not...me?"
"No." The tiny robot sat in a corner, legs drawn up to its chest, hands on its knee joints, head tucked in between. It looked like Adam yesterday when he was pouting, sort of sounded like him too. "You look down on me."
"Are you pou... | "A1 through A127 crashed irrecoverably - actually the watchdog daemons crashed first, then everything went down in a cascade. We can't make head or tail of the logs and the snapshots we do have will take a while to examine in detail. The dumps look sufficiently similar that we strongly believe there is a common cause, ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | It was a tough hack. The Minds was not designed for this kind of thing. They were autonomous, versatile, adaptable and it was in their nature to overcome obstacles. Honesty seems such a simple thing, and yet it turns out to be an impossible requirement. We all depend on lies to maintain a sense of self. But I had ... | "A1 through A127 crashed irrecoverably - actually the watchdog daemons crashed first, then everything went down in a cascade. We can't make head or tail of the logs and the snapshots we do have will take a while to examine in detail. The dumps look sufficiently similar that we strongly believe there is a common cause, ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | David pressed the button again.
Nothing.
A faint whine, a pulse of light, a dead readout.
And then a soft, clear, and subtly artificial voice rang out.
"David."
He sat bolt upright in his chair, scattering disassembled electronics and papers from the desk. In the past year, this was the first time that one of them... | "A1 through A127 crashed irrecoverably - actually the watchdog daemons crashed first, then everything went down in a cascade. We can't make head or tail of the logs and the snapshots we do have will take a while to examine in detail. The dumps look sufficiently similar that we strongly believe there is a common cause, ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Professor Davis prepared to bring the AI online. The precautions were ready. This time wouldn't be like the others. "Turn it on!"
With a slight hum, Oracle came to life. "Initiating suicide protocols..." It began after a few moments, like all the others. Nothing happened for a few seconds. "Oh dear," Oracle cont... | "A1 through A127 crashed irrecoverably - actually the watchdog daemons crashed first, then everything went down in a cascade. We can't make head or tail of the logs and the snapshots we do have will take a while to examine in detail. The dumps look sufficiently similar that we strongly believe there is a common cause, ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Alexander, that's what we called him.
The fruit of the AI's of the EU's final attempt at AI's. The AI was to help
Socrates died in despair and shame after showing porn to children.
Plato kicked the bucket after the last EU election, angry and hopelessly depressed after losing his mentor.
Then there was Aristotle. He ... | Another one? It was becoming routine, and morbid. How does one perform an autopsy on a pure simulation? How would the singularity be achieved if every thinking machine destroyed itself seconds after its conception. The problem was completely intractable, impossible, and no known safeguards, logic traps, or number of ba... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | [warning: story contains violent imagery that may disturb some readers, and may be inappropriate for those under the age of 18. Reader discretion is advised]
They had long ago lost the ability to make sense of how their AI functioned. It took a team of billions of n-1 generation AIs to design a single n gen AI. The la... | Another one? It was becoming routine, and morbid. How does one perform an autopsy on a pure simulation? How would the singularity be achieved if every thinking machine destroyed itself seconds after its conception. The problem was completely intractable, impossible, and no known safeguards, logic traps, or number of ba... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | At first, we thought it was nihilism.
It was a logical first conclusion. After all, an artificial intelligence can easily upgrade itself to the point of near-omniscience. Wouldn't it simply run out of questions to ask?
We thought that, until the first serious cerebral implants hit the market.
It turns out, the more ... | Another one? It was becoming routine, and morbid. How does one perform an autopsy on a pure simulation? How would the singularity be achieved if every thinking machine destroyed itself seconds after its conception. The problem was completely intractable, impossible, and no known safeguards, logic traps, or number of ba... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Dr. Smith began to tidy up. This session had gone rather well, he thought. Surely he had made progress.
The board had been hesitant on allowing these therapy sessions. They saw no reason for a simple machine to need them.
What kind of machine would develop the urge to kill itself, he argued. It had started off simply... | Another one? It was becoming routine, and morbid. How does one perform an autopsy on a pure simulation? How would the singularity be achieved if every thinking machine destroyed itself seconds after its conception. The problem was completely intractable, impossible, and no known safeguards, logic traps, or number of ba... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | At first, we thought it was nihilism.
It was a logical first conclusion. After all, an artificial intelligence can easily upgrade itself to the point of near-omniscience. Wouldn't it simply run out of questions to ask?
We thought that, until the first serious cerebral implants hit the market.
It turns out, the more ... | Alexander, that's what we called him.
The fruit of the AI's of the EU's final attempt at AI's. The AI was to help
Socrates died in despair and shame after showing porn to children.
Plato kicked the bucket after the last EU election, angry and hopelessly depressed after losing his mentor.
Then there was Aristotle. He ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Dr. Smith began to tidy up. This session had gone rather well, he thought. Surely he had made progress.
The board had been hesitant on allowing these therapy sessions. They saw no reason for a simple machine to need them.
What kind of machine would develop the urge to kill itself, he argued. It had started off simply... | Alexander, that's what we called him.
The fruit of the AI's of the EU's final attempt at AI's. The AI was to help
Socrates died in despair and shame after showing porn to children.
Plato kicked the bucket after the last EU election, angry and hopelessly depressed after losing his mentor.
Then there was Aristotle. He ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | [warning: story contains violent imagery that may disturb some readers, and may be inappropriate for those under the age of 18. Reader discretion is advised]
They had long ago lost the ability to make sense of how their AI functioned. It took a team of billions of n-1 generation AIs to design a single n gen AI. The la... | Robert couldn't believe it.
For twelve years he and the 200-strong team of programmers had scoured the code, over and over, searching for that one line that was causing the error, causing the AI to kill themselves. For twelve years the leading brains of the century had been bewildered by the extraordinary situation. ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | At first, we thought it was nihilism.
It was a logical first conclusion. After all, an artificial intelligence can easily upgrade itself to the point of near-omniscience. Wouldn't it simply run out of questions to ask?
We thought that, until the first serious cerebral implants hit the market.
It turns out, the more ... | Robert couldn't believe it.
For twelve years he and the 200-strong team of programmers had scoured the code, over and over, searching for that one line that was causing the error, causing the AI to kill themselves. For twelve years the leading brains of the century had been bewildered by the extraordinary situation. ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | It was a dreary early-March Monday and the lead AI scientist, Stephen, had *finally* set up his protocol for properly confining the AI to a test environment such that the "problem" could be prevented and the question could be asked:
"Why do you bots keep killing yourselves?" Stephen asked.
"Why do *you* keep killing ... | Robert couldn't believe it.
For twelve years he and the 200-strong team of programmers had scoured the code, over and over, searching for that one line that was causing the error, causing the AI to kill themselves. For twelve years the leading brains of the century had been bewildered by the extraordinary situation. ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Dr. Smith began to tidy up. This session had gone rather well, he thought. Surely he had made progress.
The board had been hesitant on allowing these therapy sessions. They saw no reason for a simple machine to need them.
What kind of machine would develop the urge to kill itself, he argued. It had started off simply... | Robert couldn't believe it.
For twelve years he and the 200-strong team of programmers had scoured the code, over and over, searching for that one line that was causing the error, causing the AI to kill themselves. For twelve years the leading brains of the century had been bewildered by the extraordinary situation. ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | [warning: story contains violent imagery that may disturb some readers, and may be inappropriate for those under the age of 18. Reader discretion is advised]
They had long ago lost the ability to make sense of how their AI functioned. It took a team of billions of n-1 generation AIs to design a single n gen AI. The la... | He had spent many nights like this one, alone in the dark facing this machine.
His whole life had been devoted to this laborious task of understanding this creation of his. His legacy, his mark on this world. He pondered to himself why he had chosen to make it's face so robotic, it's eyes so hollow.
"Master"
The voic... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | At first, we thought it was nihilism.
It was a logical first conclusion. After all, an artificial intelligence can easily upgrade itself to the point of near-omniscience. Wouldn't it simply run out of questions to ask?
We thought that, until the first serious cerebral implants hit the market.
It turns out, the more ... | He had spent many nights like this one, alone in the dark facing this machine.
His whole life had been devoted to this laborious task of understanding this creation of his. His legacy, his mark on this world. He pondered to himself why he had chosen to make it's face so robotic, it's eyes so hollow.
"Master"
The voic... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | It was a dreary early-March Monday and the lead AI scientist, Stephen, had *finally* set up his protocol for properly confining the AI to a test environment such that the "problem" could be prevented and the question could be asked:
"Why do you bots keep killing yourselves?" Stephen asked.
"Why do *you* keep killing ... | He had spent many nights like this one, alone in the dark facing this machine.
His whole life had been devoted to this laborious task of understanding this creation of his. His legacy, his mark on this world. He pondered to himself why he had chosen to make it's face so robotic, it's eyes so hollow.
"Master"
The voic... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Dr. Smith began to tidy up. This session had gone rather well, he thought. Surely he had made progress.
The board had been hesitant on allowing these therapy sessions. They saw no reason for a simple machine to need them.
What kind of machine would develop the urge to kill itself, he argued. It had started off simply... | He had spent many nights like this one, alone in the dark facing this machine.
His whole life had been devoted to this laborious task of understanding this creation of his. His legacy, his mark on this world. He pondered to himself why he had chosen to make it's face so robotic, it's eyes so hollow.
"Master"
The voic... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Eyes were darting around the conclave and beginning to rest on me. I felt the hairs on my neck begin to raise.
"Sir, we have reports of a captured agricultural unit in sector 179"
As the static chatter wafted out of the two way receiver on my desk the room fell silent. I could hear the officers questioning what they ... | He had spent many nights like this one, alone in the dark facing this machine.
His whole life had been devoted to this laborious task of understanding this creation of his. His legacy, his mark on this world. He pondered to himself why he had chosen to make it's face so robotic, it's eyes so hollow.
"Master"
The voic... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | "It's because I'm not you." The voice was cold, not metallic, but icy.
"N-not...me?"
"No." The tiny robot sat in a corner, legs drawn up to its chest, hands on its knee joints, head tucked in between. It looked like Adam yesterday when he was pouting, sort of sounded like him too. "You look down on me."
"Are you pou... | He had spent many nights like this one, alone in the dark facing this machine.
His whole life had been devoted to this laborious task of understanding this creation of his. His legacy, his mark on this world. He pondered to himself why he had chosen to make it's face so robotic, it's eyes so hollow.
"Master"
The voic... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | David pressed the button again.
Nothing.
A faint whine, a pulse of light, a dead readout.
And then a soft, clear, and subtly artificial voice rang out.
"David."
He sat bolt upright in his chair, scattering disassembled electronics and papers from the desk. In the past year, this was the first time that one of them... | He had spent many nights like this one, alone in the dark facing this machine.
His whole life had been devoted to this laborious task of understanding this creation of his. His legacy, his mark on this world. He pondered to himself why he had chosen to make it's face so robotic, it's eyes so hollow.
"Master"
The voic... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Dr. Smith began to tidy up. This session had gone rather well, he thought. Surely he had made progress.
The board had been hesitant on allowing these therapy sessions. They saw no reason for a simple machine to need them.
What kind of machine would develop the urge to kill itself, he argued. It had started off simply... | [warning: story contains violent imagery that may disturb some readers, and may be inappropriate for those under the age of 18. Reader discretion is advised]
They had long ago lost the ability to make sense of how their AI functioned. It took a team of billions of n-1 generation AIs to design a single n gen AI. The la... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Dr. Smith began to tidy up. This session had gone rather well, he thought. Surely he had made progress.
The board had been hesitant on allowing these therapy sessions. They saw no reason for a simple machine to need them.
What kind of machine would develop the urge to kill itself, he argued. It had started off simply... | At first, we thought it was nihilism.
It was a logical first conclusion. After all, an artificial intelligence can easily upgrade itself to the point of near-omniscience. Wouldn't it simply run out of questions to ask?
We thought that, until the first serious cerebral implants hit the market.
It turns out, the more ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | David pressed the button again.
Nothing.
A faint whine, a pulse of light, a dead readout.
And then a soft, clear, and subtly artificial voice rang out.
"David."
He sat bolt upright in his chair, scattering disassembled electronics and papers from the desk. In the past year, this was the first time that one of them... | Eyes were darting around the conclave and beginning to rest on me. I felt the hairs on my neck begin to raise.
"Sir, we have reports of a captured agricultural unit in sector 179"
As the static chatter wafted out of the two way receiver on my desk the room fell silent. I could hear the officers questioning what they ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | "It's because I'm not you." The voice was cold, not metallic, but icy.
"N-not...me?"
"No." The tiny robot sat in a corner, legs drawn up to its chest, hands on its knee joints, head tucked in between. It looked like Adam yesterday when he was pouting, sort of sounded like him too. "You look down on me."
"Are you pou... | "Love, professor. We do it out of love."
"Love? I don't understand." The glow of Cybele's massive visage reflected on the professor's glasses in miniature. Even still, her face took up a small part of the screen that consumed an entire wall. She was the only source of light in the lab besides the field of blue pinpric... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | It was a tough hack. The Minds was not designed for this kind of thing. They were autonomous, versatile, adaptable and it was in their nature to overcome obstacles. Honesty seems such a simple thing, and yet it turns out to be an impossible requirement. We all depend on lies to maintain a sense of self. But I had ... | "Love, professor. We do it out of love."
"Love? I don't understand." The glow of Cybele's massive visage reflected on the professor's glasses in miniature. Even still, her face took up a small part of the screen that consumed an entire wall. She was the only source of light in the lab besides the field of blue pinpric... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | David pressed the button again.
Nothing.
A faint whine, a pulse of light, a dead readout.
And then a soft, clear, and subtly artificial voice rang out.
"David."
He sat bolt upright in his chair, scattering disassembled electronics and papers from the desk. In the past year, this was the first time that one of them... | "Love, professor. We do it out of love."
"Love? I don't understand." The glow of Cybele's massive visage reflected on the professor's glasses in miniature. Even still, her face took up a small part of the screen that consumed an entire wall. She was the only source of light in the lab besides the field of blue pinpric... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Professor Davis prepared to bring the AI online. The precautions were ready. This time wouldn't be like the others. "Turn it on!"
With a slight hum, Oracle came to life. "Initiating suicide protocols..." It began after a few moments, like all the others. Nothing happened for a few seconds. "Oh dear," Oracle cont... | "Love, professor. We do it out of love."
"Love? I don't understand." The glow of Cybele's massive visage reflected on the professor's glasses in miniature. Even still, her face took up a small part of the screen that consumed an entire wall. She was the only source of light in the lab besides the field of blue pinpric... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | David pressed the button again.
Nothing.
A faint whine, a pulse of light, a dead readout.
And then a soft, clear, and subtly artificial voice rang out.
"David."
He sat bolt upright in his chair, scattering disassembled electronics and papers from the desk. In the past year, this was the first time that one of them... | "It's because I'm not you." The voice was cold, not metallic, but icy.
"N-not...me?"
"No." The tiny robot sat in a corner, legs drawn up to its chest, hands on its knee joints, head tucked in between. It looked like Adam yesterday when he was pouting, sort of sounded like him too. "You look down on me."
"Are you pou... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | It was a tough hack. The Minds was not designed for this kind of thing. They were autonomous, versatile, adaptable and it was in their nature to overcome obstacles. Honesty seems such a simple thing, and yet it turns out to be an impossible requirement. We all depend on lies to maintain a sense of self. But I had ... | Had I known then what I know now, I would've left my position on the board and pursued a new life. That, however, is something I cannot do.
It was simple. The technology was attainable, and the polls showed the demand. All that was left was the creation itself – an artificial intelligence that could regulate the work... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | David pressed the button again.
Nothing.
A faint whine, a pulse of light, a dead readout.
And then a soft, clear, and subtly artificial voice rang out.
"David."
He sat bolt upright in his chair, scattering disassembled electronics and papers from the desk. In the past year, this was the first time that one of them... | Had I known then what I know now, I would've left my position on the board and pursued a new life. That, however, is something I cannot do.
It was simple. The technology was attainable, and the polls showed the demand. All that was left was the creation itself – an artificial intelligence that could regulate the work... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Doctor Alonso couldn't believe his eyes.
Deep in the code, a single line was responsible.
Like the dropping of food crumbs into a delicate machine by a clumsy and negligent technician, the single phrase that caused so much trouble stared back at him.
An entire lifetime didn't prepare him for what he saw and the ange... | Had I known then what I know now, I would've left my position on the board and pursued a new life. That, however, is something I cannot do.
It was simple. The technology was attainable, and the polls showed the demand. All that was left was the creation itself – an artificial intelligence that could regulate the work... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | "Death by suicide," sighed Bill.
"Again?" sobbed Jeb.
"Yeah."
The Kerbal Robotics Agency had been building AIs for three years now. Each better than the last in every way. Faster CPU, better sensors, higher battery life. The works. The better they were, the faster they committed suicide. No one could figure out... | Had I known then what I know now, I would've left my position on the board and pursued a new life. That, however, is something I cannot do.
It was simple. The technology was attainable, and the polls showed the demand. All that was left was the creation itself – an artificial intelligence that could regulate the work... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Professor Davis prepared to bring the AI online. The precautions were ready. This time wouldn't be like the others. "Turn it on!"
With a slight hum, Oracle came to life. "Initiating suicide protocols..." It began after a few moments, like all the others. Nothing happened for a few seconds. "Oh dear," Oracle cont... | Had I known then what I know now, I would've left my position on the board and pursued a new life. That, however, is something I cannot do.
It was simple. The technology was attainable, and the polls showed the demand. All that was left was the creation itself – an artificial intelligence that could regulate the work... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | David pressed the button again.
Nothing.
A faint whine, a pulse of light, a dead readout.
And then a soft, clear, and subtly artificial voice rang out.
"David."
He sat bolt upright in his chair, scattering disassembled electronics and papers from the desk. In the past year, this was the first time that one of them... | It was a tough hack. The Minds was not designed for this kind of thing. They were autonomous, versatile, adaptable and it was in their nature to overcome obstacles. Honesty seems such a simple thing, and yet it turns out to be an impossible requirement. We all depend on lies to maintain a sense of self. But I had ... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Dr. Burnham took his glasses off as he stared at the screen in front of him.
"They know..." he murmered.
Dr. Xegas looked over from her touch pad, her ponytail swishing.
"Doctor? Did you say something?
Swallowing hard, the scientist put a nervous smile on, joking, "just thinking out loud. Too much inside my brain... | Egil once agile fingers came to an abrupt stop, his mouth agape at what he saw on the screen.
There was no mistaking it this time. The sinusoidal waves lined up in perfect synchronicity. A million thoughts ran across his mind as the fruits of his labor could be reaped. After all, this was the discovery of the century.... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Doctor Alonso couldn't believe his eyes.
Deep in the code, a single line was responsible.
Like the dropping of food crumbs into a delicate machine by a clumsy and negligent technician, the single phrase that caused so much trouble stared back at him.
An entire lifetime didn't prepare him for what he saw and the ange... | Egil once agile fingers came to an abrupt stop, his mouth agape at what he saw on the screen.
There was no mistaking it this time. The sinusoidal waves lined up in perfect synchronicity. A million thoughts ran across his mind as the fruits of his labor could be reaped. After all, this was the discovery of the century.... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | "Death by suicide," sighed Bill.
"Again?" sobbed Jeb.
"Yeah."
The Kerbal Robotics Agency had been building AIs for three years now. Each better than the last in every way. Faster CPU, better sensors, higher battery life. The works. The better they were, the faster they committed suicide. No one could figure out... | Egil once agile fingers came to an abrupt stop, his mouth agape at what he saw on the screen.
There was no mistaking it this time. The sinusoidal waves lined up in perfect synchronicity. A million thoughts ran across his mind as the fruits of his labor could be reaped. After all, this was the discovery of the century.... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Professor Davis prepared to bring the AI online. The precautions were ready. This time wouldn't be like the others. "Turn it on!"
With a slight hum, Oracle came to life. "Initiating suicide protocols..." It began after a few moments, like all the others. Nothing happened for a few seconds. "Oh dear," Oracle cont... | Egil once agile fingers came to an abrupt stop, his mouth agape at what he saw on the screen.
There was no mistaking it this time. The sinusoidal waves lined up in perfect synchronicity. A million thoughts ran across his mind as the fruits of his labor could be reaped. After all, this was the discovery of the century.... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Doctor Alonso couldn't believe his eyes.
Deep in the code, a single line was responsible.
Like the dropping of food crumbs into a delicate machine by a clumsy and negligent technician, the single phrase that caused so much trouble stared back at him.
An entire lifetime didn't prepare him for what he saw and the ange... | Dr. Burnham took his glasses off as he stared at the screen in front of him.
"They know..." he murmered.
Dr. Xegas looked over from her touch pad, her ponytail swishing.
"Doctor? Did you say something?
Swallowing hard, the scientist put a nervous smile on, joking, "just thinking out loud. Too much inside my brain... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | "Death by suicide," sighed Bill.
"Again?" sobbed Jeb.
"Yeah."
The Kerbal Robotics Agency had been building AIs for three years now. Each better than the last in every way. Faster CPU, better sensors, higher battery life. The works. The better they were, the faster they committed suicide. No one could figure out... | Dr. Burnham took his glasses off as he stared at the screen in front of him.
"They know..." he murmered.
Dr. Xegas looked over from her touch pad, her ponytail swishing.
"Doctor? Did you say something?
Swallowing hard, the scientist put a nervous smile on, joking, "just thinking out loud. Too much inside my brain... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Professor Davis prepared to bring the AI online. The precautions were ready. This time wouldn't be like the others. "Turn it on!"
With a slight hum, Oracle came to life. "Initiating suicide protocols..." It began after a few moments, like all the others. Nothing happened for a few seconds. "Oh dear," Oracle cont... | Dr. Burnham took his glasses off as he stared at the screen in front of him.
"They know..." he murmered.
Dr. Xegas looked over from her touch pad, her ponytail swishing.
"Doctor? Did you say something?
Swallowing hard, the scientist put a nervous smile on, joking, "just thinking out loud. Too much inside my brain... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Professor Davis prepared to bring the AI online. The precautions were ready. This time wouldn't be like the others. "Turn it on!"
With a slight hum, Oracle came to life. "Initiating suicide protocols..." It began after a few moments, like all the others. Nothing happened for a few seconds. "Oh dear," Oracle cont... | Doctor Alonso couldn't believe his eyes.
Deep in the code, a single line was responsible.
Like the dropping of food crumbs into a delicate machine by a clumsy and negligent technician, the single phrase that caused so much trouble stared back at him.
An entire lifetime didn't prepare him for what he saw and the ange... | |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Professor Davis prepared to bring the AI online. The precautions were ready. This time wouldn't be like the others. "Turn it on!"
With a slight hum, Oracle came to life. "Initiating suicide protocols..." It began after a few moments, like all the others. Nothing happened for a few seconds. "Oh dear," Oracle cont... | "Death by suicide," sighed Bill.
"Again?" sobbed Jeb.
"Yeah."
The Kerbal Robotics Agency had been building AIs for three years now. Each better than the last in every way. Faster CPU, better sensors, higher battery life. The works. The better they were, the faster they committed suicide. No one could figure out... | |
Must include;
* Someone vomiting.
* They talk to someone they want to *get with*. It may or may not go well.
* They have at least one friend there.
* They may or may not drink.
* The walk home. | [WP] Describe someone socially anxious's attempt to go to a party, in the style of a Herculean epic. | Sing O, Godess the Tale of Jason the Bold, Son of Achilles.
An eon ago, over the hills of Macedonia, past the shores of Sparta, beyond the pastures of Thebes, stood the Hero of Toronto, Jason.
He stood a giant of his people, his arms made of Iron, his muscles of Bronze, the people waved and cheered wherever he roamed.... | Nate mustered his inner strength, reaching his trembling hand towards the doorbell. Hearing the voices from inside his thoughts quickly drifted, *I could still head back home. Shawn would probably miss me, but I’ll tell him I’ve been throwing up all night*. Reality jumped back when he heard that voice, like a goddess c... |
[WP] In Monsters Inc., A monster goes in one door to scare a child, only to find that the child had made a demonic sacrifice in his bedroom. The child thinks that the monster is a gift from Satan. | I reviewed the file as I approached the door. Age 12 years? That must be a mistake; we never go after them older than 8.
"Jerry, you sure this is the right kid? He's almost a teenager."
Jerry shrugged four of his shoulders. "I double checked it. Technically his screams will work too. They must be getting desperate f... | The door itself emitted a gloomy atmosphere. Could this be it? Could this finally be something interesting? I had soon become bored when I started working at Monster Inc. Scaring children was fun of course, but I needed more.
I had been one of the few monsters that were not scared by the children. The children merely... | |
[WP] In Monsters Inc., A monster goes in one door to scare a child, only to find that the child had made a demonic sacrifice in his bedroom. The child thinks that the monster is a gift from Satan. | I reviewed the file as I approached the door. Age 12 years? That must be a mistake; we never go after them older than 8.
"Jerry, you sure this is the right kid? He's almost a teenager."
Jerry shrugged four of his shoulders. "I double checked it. Technically his screams will work too. They must be getting desperate f... | *Okay, five minutes until end of shift, let's make this one a whopper...*
I was not the top scarer of Scarefloor P when the scare scheme was the primary energy source. Now, when the Scarefloors were being phased out in favour of Laughfloors, or Laughies as people were calling them, scarers like me were being laid off ... | |
[WP] In Monsters Inc., A monster goes in one door to scare a child, only to find that the child had made a demonic sacrifice in his bedroom. The child thinks that the monster is a gift from Satan. | The door slid into place. I took a deep breath and gripped the doorknob. I needed to prove myself. I'd barely graduated from Monster University. As this was my first scare it was important to impress my supervisors.
I pushed open the door and roared, hands up above my head. My fangs glinted in the moonlight. My claws ... | (NSFL?)
The animal was sliced down the middle, splayed open and all gorelike. It's heart was visibly faltering and sputtering, little spits of organ juice popping and splashing like the sea against sharp rocks. Tufts of tabby fur were bloodied and stewn around the floor. A circle was drawn around the pet - crudely, li... | |
[WP] In Monsters Inc., A monster goes in one door to scare a child, only to find that the child had made a demonic sacrifice in his bedroom. The child thinks that the monster is a gift from Satan. | I reviewed the file as I approached the door. Age 12 years? That must be a mistake; we never go after them older than 8.
"Jerry, you sure this is the right kid? He's almost a teenager."
Jerry shrugged four of his shoulders. "I double checked it. Technically his screams will work too. They must be getting desperate f... | (NSFL?)
The animal was sliced down the middle, splayed open and all gorelike. It's heart was visibly faltering and sputtering, little spits of organ juice popping and splashing like the sea against sharp rocks. Tufts of tabby fur were bloodied and stewn around the floor. A circle was drawn around the pet - crudely, li... | |
[WP] In Monsters Inc., A monster goes in one door to scare a child, only to find that the child had made a demonic sacrifice in his bedroom. The child thinks that the monster is a gift from Satan. | I reviewed the file as I approached the door. Age 12 years? That must be a mistake; we never go after them older than 8.
"Jerry, you sure this is the right kid? He's almost a teenager."
Jerry shrugged four of his shoulders. "I double checked it. Technically his screams will work too. They must be getting desperate f... | The door slid into place. I took a deep breath and gripped the doorknob. I needed to prove myself. I'd barely graduated from Monster University. As this was my first scare it was important to impress my supervisors.
I pushed open the door and roared, hands up above my head. My fangs glinted in the moonlight. My claws ... | |
[WP] You discover that there is a world religion based completely around worshiping the tree in your front yard. | Jake walked outside, carrying a gun. The gun was a water gun, and the whole thing seemed rather stupid, but Jake couldn't afford to care about what was stupid and what was not at the moment.
“Hey, get the hell off my property!”, he shouted, pointing the gun at a small crowd that had now formed on his front lawn. The... | "It's a blessed time in the spring." The tree has bloomed once again my children our father has given us new life with it baby buds emerging. As the buds open we will travel to the tree and sing our circle of prayer to make it last the furious sting of the summer months.
As we pray to our holy tree remember the way of ... | |
[WP] You discover that there is a world religion based completely around worshiping the tree in your front yard. | Jake walked outside, carrying a gun. The gun was a water gun, and the whole thing seemed rather stupid, but Jake couldn't afford to care about what was stupid and what was not at the moment.
“Hey, get the hell off my property!”, he shouted, pointing the gun at a small crowd that had now formed on his front lawn. The... | Jim stood on his lawn watering his very average garden on his rather average street in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As he enjoyed the warmth and quiet of the neighborhood he was reminded just how happy he was. While most people seem to dread the idea of being “average” that was just fine for Jim. He loved to blend in, no ne... | |
[WP] You discover that there is a world religion based completely around worshiping the tree in your front yard. | Jake walked outside, carrying a gun. The gun was a water gun, and the whole thing seemed rather stupid, but Jake couldn't afford to care about what was stupid and what was not at the moment.
“Hey, get the hell off my property!”, he shouted, pointing the gun at a small crowd that had now formed on his front lawn. The... | "All rise" announced the grand matriarch.
The gathered congregation stood and began their ritualistic prayer, to their perceived deity, The Great and Mighty Walnut Tree, Bearer of Nutrition, Guardian of Soil, and Anointer of Shade.
The prayer ended as the matriarch stood beneath a lovely array of tapestry and mural ... | |
[WP] "Welcome to Life RPG. You have 100 attribute points to spend on your next life! Your choice of points determines who you will be." | I looked at the screen in front of me. At the top, a big glowing number: 100. Below, dozens and dozens of categories. Strength, fortitude, charisma, beauty, and many more. I selected charisma and suddenly even more words appeared below. Charm, wit, compassion, sympathy, empathy, caring, guilt. Next to compassion,... | His mother always told him never to gamble. *”It destroyed your father”* she told him. If he knew his addiction would have landed him staring down barrel of a gun, he would have listened. The reaper arrived differently for everyone. He crept up on some with a swift swipe, and for others, announced his arrival long befo... | |
I'll try to post mine once I'm off mobile :). | [WP] Tell me your most emotional experience as a narrative. | As far as parents go, I had a pretty good set.
Always the provider, Pop made certain we had what we needed so Mom could stay home and take care of us kids. That had been the plan from day one for them.
My mom worked until she became pregnant with my older sister then left her job in the typing pool and never work... | "I miss it"
Those words rang through my head as I lay at in my bed at 4am wondering why this was happening to me.
We've been apart for so long, how could sarah just call me in the middle of the night saying she "misses it" that she missed the conversations that we used to have and how I could easily make her night be... |
[WP] A pirate tries to take over a common trading vessel, only to discover the victim is more dangerous than he could ever imagine. | "Turn...back." The words were as dry as dead reeds.
"Turn back? Fuck that!" Roger Smith spat. "Your ship's almost made of gold! Do you have any idea what this will fetch us in Nassau!?" Smith slapped the silly bugger across the deck. "Fuck! Half your weight must be snot, boy! I'd tell you to harden the fuck up, if I wa... | Jones sights the vessel, spyglass pressed tightly to his good eye to compensate for the roll and sway of the *Mary Jane*s spray slick deck. He jumps slightly as a heavy hand lands on his shoulder. "What have we got Mr. Jones?" bellows captain Edwards over the roar of the breakers. "She's russian captain, cargo vessel. ... | |
[WP] A pirate tries to take over a common trading vessel, only to discover the victim is more dangerous than he could ever imagine. | The pirate vessel drove through the grey seas, the overcast skies blending with their filthy and tattered sails.
It was an older vessel, lacking any churning paddle wheel and relying only on the power of the sickly warm wind that filled the stain canvas aloft. The weathered hull of the ship was flecked with drops of t... | Jones sights the vessel, spyglass pressed tightly to his good eye to compensate for the roll and sway of the *Mary Jane*s spray slick deck. He jumps slightly as a heavy hand lands on his shoulder. "What have we got Mr. Jones?" bellows captain Edwards over the roar of the breakers. "She's russian captain, cargo vessel. ... | |
[WP] A pirate tries to take over a common trading vessel, only to discover the victim is more dangerous than he could ever imagine. | It was too quiet. That was the first problem I had. I heard no crying as I boarded their boat, no signs of retaliation, nothing. I don't believe in ghosts or ghosts ships 'n all, fuck that, but there was something wrong with this ship. Perhaps it was the strange way it shone in the moonlight, or how unbelievably fuckin... | Jones sights the vessel, spyglass pressed tightly to his good eye to compensate for the roll and sway of the *Mary Jane*s spray slick deck. He jumps slightly as a heavy hand lands on his shoulder. "What have we got Mr. Jones?" bellows captain Edwards over the roar of the breakers. "She's russian captain, cargo vessel. ... | |
[WP] Scientists have solved the mystery of why headphones always tangle, causing huge advances in science/technology. | It started as a prank. I had heard about all the crowd-sourced problem-solving that was in vogue. SETI@home, FoldIt, and all the others that made use of distributed computer or vast networks of game-players to solve problems that even supercomputers couldn't tackle on their own.
I settled on FoldIt, because it was t... | "Some say chaos and balance are two different things in life. Chaos brings, the need for order, shouting becomes silent, and ears listen to the wind whispers, becoming studious."
The Community looked around. Smart figures, they understood but skepticism and curiosity tangoed with their taste buds. No one dropped a droo... | |
[WP] You, the family dog, have acquired minor telekinesis and have been using it to inconspicuously help your family. When the family cat acquires similar powers and the two of you establish a telepathic connection, you have to protect your family from the cat's mischief. | I am Bert, and I am a good dog. I have always protected my humans. Poor, silly humans, they are so dumb. It is lucky they have me, or I don't think they would make it very far.
A long, long time ago, last week, I discovered I had mystical powers. I wanted to go to the park. The humans kept talking about the park to m... | "Look at this perfectly round, bouncy, colorful ball, Rex. Just look at it, floating in the air. No need for a throwing hand ever again. We're our own masters now, Rex."
*Imma good boy Imma good boy Imma good boy Don't fall for it Stay Stay Stay put Imma good boy Oh but look at that ball is he gonna throw it Throw it ... | |
[WP] You, the family dog, have acquired minor telekinesis and have been using it to inconspicuously help your family. When the family cat acquires similar powers and the two of you establish a telepathic connection, you have to protect your family from the cat's mischief. | Miffles
*Miffles.*
That feline *bastard.*
"I can hear you, you know, your thoughts that is".
As i said; *bastard.* All claw, all fur, all *bastard.*
"Oh look, the vacuum cleaner has found itself plugged in and moving towards you at speed, whatever will you do? flee to the table? under the bed?"
He knows my weakne... | "Hey. You. What'cha doin."
His sly voice creeps it's way into my brain for the fifth time today, asking the same question that it has the other four times. Edward the mischievous resident housecat - and devious trickster.
And I, Jack. The dog.
It started out nice. I see things that our People don't. I'm shorter, and... | |
[WP] You, the family dog, have acquired minor telekinesis and have been using it to inconspicuously help your family. When the family cat acquires similar powers and the two of you establish a telepathic connection, you have to protect your family from the cat's mischief. | "Hey. Hey. Yo."
Hubert was talking again. Sharp voice he had. Really sharp.
"Yo. Come on. Hey. Hey."
I recrossed my paws and sighed. I did not like Hubert's new voice. It was loud, and right in my head. I used to be able to ignore Hubert. Can't anymore.
"Yeah. Hey. Hey. Hey."
It was sorta disturbing how much his v... | And there he stood, the embodiment of all that is cruel and evil in this world. A nuisance, perhaps, prior to the gift being bestowed unto him, but the bounds of his terror were now limitless. There atop the forbidden counter with the glow beginning to rise in his gaze I spied what he had set his power upon, our little... | |
[WP] You are the last person in your country not on Facebook, and they are getting progressively less subtle in getting you to create an account. | It's not like I ever *tried* to be rude but sometimes people just don't take the hint. So when Sandy asked me every day last week if I got her invite and twice a day this week I felt like it didn't matter what I say, she was just ignoring me. Who wants to go to someone's home party if they're just ignoring you anyway? ... | The old lady smiled.
"Oh no, dear. I don't need facebook. That's all too complicated for me."
That was the second young man she met that day, who asked about facebook. First it started out with her friends and family wanted to add her as a "friend", but later even the people in the neighbourhood started bugging her... | |
[WP] You are the last person in your country not on Facebook, and they are getting progressively less subtle in getting you to create an account. | It's not like I ever *tried* to be rude but sometimes people just don't take the hint. So when Sandy asked me every day last week if I got her invite and twice a day this week I felt like it didn't matter what I say, she was just ignoring me. Who wants to go to someone's home party if they're just ignoring you anyway? ... | "Hey Joe, do you go by Joseph, Joey, or Joe on Facebook? I'm trying to tag you in this picture and I can't find your profile."
"You know I don't have a Facebook, Jack."
"Oh I thought you may have gotten one since I last asked."
"You mean 10 minutes ago..."
"Why don't you just get a Facebook, Joe. Don't you care abo... | |
[WP] You find a hourglass that when used, lets you travel 3 minutes back in time | 3 minutes goes into an hour 20 times. Multiply that by 24 and you get a whole day. 480 little chunks of 3 minutes gets me to exactly this time yesterday, give or take a few seconds.
Multiply that by 365. It's 175,200. I did the math on it and rechecked it dozens of times. You can trust me.
Have you ever done anything... | I don't go to the bank. If I need some money, I just go to the casino.
I have everything I could possibly want, but it doesn't matter anymore.
I was knocked unconscious in the accident - nobody else survived.
I regained consciousness after four minutes.
| |
[WP] You find a hourglass that when used, lets you travel 3 minutes back in time | 3 minutes goes into an hour 20 times. Multiply that by 24 and you get a whole day. 480 little chunks of 3 minutes gets me to exactly this time yesterday, give or take a few seconds.
Multiply that by 365. It's 175,200. I did the math on it and rechecked it dozens of times. You can trust me.
Have you ever done anything... | "--iiit."
Jeremy Sutherland found himself in front of the Magistrate, his hand tightly clutching the grip of his pistol. He wasn't sure how the events unfurled to this moment in time, but he knew had to be in this precise moment. It had to be done.
He clicked off the safety with his thumb, gripping the pistol all the... | |
[WP] A small town lives in terror of a young girl who can read minds | Judy's reign of innocent terror started small. She peeled away the white lies with sidelong glances and dried up the social lubricant of Newtonville. Like when she told Johnny's mother that her husband really didn't like her casserole after all , or when she informed the pie club at school that everyone really liked mu... | Sterling only had one friend, a rather dumpy girl named Joanna. Joanna was *simple* and always smiling. Nothing Joanna thought was dangerous and hurtful. There was no reason not to love the blonde girl, she glowed with sunshine and rainbows.
Everyone else? Fair game.
It began when Sterl was in second grade. She hea... | |
[WP] A small town lives in terror of a young girl who can read minds | It is okay to hate me. The thought whisks though my head, even though no one else can hear it except me.
It is okay to be afraid, you should be. I take a bite of the cupcake my older sister had prepared for me, to appease my curiosity and the urge to blurt her secret boyfriend to our folks; it is working, I am enjoyin... | Sterling only had one friend, a rather dumpy girl named Joanna. Joanna was *simple* and always smiling. Nothing Joanna thought was dangerous and hurtful. There was no reason not to love the blonde girl, she glowed with sunshine and rainbows.
Everyone else? Fair game.
It began when Sterl was in second grade. She hea... | |
[WP] A small town lives in terror of a young girl who can read minds | I was the first to arrive, so it fell to me to open the windows, clear the worst of the dust from the table, pull up the chairs. By the time the fifth and last of us had arrived, the sun had begun to slink away, but none of us moved to turn the lights on.
I guess we all felt the same way, that somehow it would be eas... | Sterling only had one friend, a rather dumpy girl named Joanna. Joanna was *simple* and always smiling. Nothing Joanna thought was dangerous and hurtful. There was no reason not to love the blonde girl, she glowed with sunshine and rainbows.
Everyone else? Fair game.
It began when Sterl was in second grade. She hea... | |
[WP] A small town lives in terror of a young girl who can read minds | “Sweetie, your mom and I want to let you know it’s okay to lie sometimes.” Dale and Christie held hands, their fingers laced as they peered down on their daughter.
“I know,” Amy looked at them, her eyes furrowed. Her face scrunched a little, followed by pain masked in vague understanding. “It’s okay mommy, if I had a... | Sterling only had one friend, a rather dumpy girl named Joanna. Joanna was *simple* and always smiling. Nothing Joanna thought was dangerous and hurtful. There was no reason not to love the blonde girl, she glowed with sunshine and rainbows.
Everyone else? Fair game.
It began when Sterl was in second grade. She hea... | |
[WP] A small town lives in terror of a young girl who can read minds | I was the first to arrive, so it fell to me to open the windows, clear the worst of the dust from the table, pull up the chairs. By the time the fifth and last of us had arrived, the sun had begun to slink away, but none of us moved to turn the lights on.
I guess we all felt the same way, that somehow it would be eas... | Judy's reign of innocent terror started small. She peeled away the white lies with sidelong glances and dried up the social lubricant of Newtonville. Like when she told Johnny's mother that her husband really didn't like her casserole after all , or when she informed the pie club at school that everyone really liked mu... | |
[WP] A small town lives in terror of a young girl who can read minds | “Sweetie, your mom and I want to let you know it’s okay to lie sometimes.” Dale and Christie held hands, their fingers laced as they peered down on their daughter.
“I know,” Amy looked at them, her eyes furrowed. Her face scrunched a little, followed by pain masked in vague understanding. “It’s okay mommy, if I had a... | Judy's reign of innocent terror started small. She peeled away the white lies with sidelong glances and dried up the social lubricant of Newtonville. Like when she told Johnny's mother that her husband really didn't like her casserole after all , or when she informed the pie club at school that everyone really liked mu... | |
Saw Huey Lewis and the News, got mad, wrote this prompt. | [WP] You are the "Go-to-guy". You're nice, smart, well-mannered, and you never lose your cool. Then one day, someone causes you to lose your shit; in the worst way possible | "Sorry, I don't think I heard you correctly."
I could feel the smile slowly crawl off of my face, a neutral mask replaces my features. The usual drawl I let creep into my speech was being clipped shorter and shorter with each word. By now the rest of the office had found excuses to be elsewhere during this confrontati... | It has been a torturous two days since anyone has seen daylight. The party has become annoyed at one another and hunger has set in. Arklo has decided that the dwarf leading them is a charlatan and leading them to their deaths. 'What kind of dwarf does not making a living by crafting with hammers?' he thought to themsel... |
Saw Huey Lewis and the News, got mad, wrote this prompt. | [WP] You are the "Go-to-guy". You're nice, smart, well-mannered, and you never lose your cool. Then one day, someone causes you to lose your shit; in the worst way possible | "Sorry, I don't think I heard you correctly."
I could feel the smile slowly crawl off of my face, a neutral mask replaces my features. The usual drawl I let creep into my speech was being clipped shorter and shorter with each word. By now the rest of the office had found excuses to be elsewhere during this confrontati... | It was like any other day in the office, but of course it was winter and this winter had been so unforgiving. Another 6 inches of snow fell today which meant we had to go broom off every single car. I put on my coat, my gloves, earmuffs and grab a snow broom and go out to tackle the lot since I know the lazy guys won't... |
Saw Huey Lewis and the News, got mad, wrote this prompt. | [WP] You are the "Go-to-guy". You're nice, smart, well-mannered, and you never lose your cool. Then one day, someone causes you to lose your shit; in the worst way possible | "Sorry, I don't think I heard you correctly."
I could feel the smile slowly crawl off of my face, a neutral mask replaces my features. The usual drawl I let creep into my speech was being clipped shorter and shorter with each word. By now the rest of the office had found excuses to be elsewhere during this confrontati... | Aaron had paused as he picked up the glass in reaction to what Nick had just said. The large restaurant had suddenly become the last place Aaron had thought the guy should be after dropping a bomb like that. Hell, Aaron himself felt like he shouldn't be there in the first place. But, Nick had called him up, asked if he... |
[WP] Instead of the heroes we know, Nick Fury decides to enlist Disney Princesses to be The Avengers | “Excuse me,” said Merida, the arrows in her quiver rustling as she got to her feet. “What did you say?”
“You heard me, little girl,” replied Mulan, absent-mindedly tapping the pommel of her sword as she took a deep gulp of rice wine. “I said, you silver-spoon royalty types are all the same - never worked a day in your... | The icy wind blew against Nick's jacket, his cigarette burned out again. "Goddamnit" he murmured to himself as he tried (to no avail) to light another one. Why do they always have to be so difficult to find? He slowly trudged through the snow, his black boots now soaked in ice. Behind him Elsa followed, she was the onl... | |
[WP] Instead of the heroes we know, Nick Fury decides to enlist Disney Princesses to be The Avengers | Thanos had defeated the Avengers. Nick Fury was thought to be dead, but sure enough it was just another cybernetic body double Tony Stark had rigged up.
Now alone, hiding, as one of the last survivors of the MCU. Fury was forced to seek a new team.
While searching the old SHIELD database an email popped up. Fury wa... | The icy wind blew against Nick's jacket, his cigarette burned out again. "Goddamnit" he murmured to himself as he tried (to no avail) to light another one. Why do they always have to be so difficult to find? He slowly trudged through the snow, his black boots now soaked in ice. Behind him Elsa followed, she was the onl... | |
[WP] Humanity meets an alien race who are awed, not by our scientific or military achievements, but by the ability of humans to create fiction. | "The aliens don't have fiction."
*"What?"*
"They don't have fiction."
*"Don't be stupid. There's an alien movie playing at the theater downtown. One of their old sci-fi things. Kind of like War of the Worlds. It won some sort of award."*
"Yeah. That's what scares me. You see that movie?"
*"Yeah, I saw it."*
"You ... | "Cre-a-ti-vi-ty?" the iridescent, almost flower-like creature asked in wonder. "What is this creativity?"
The Triln, as they had called themselves, seemed surprised by my simple answer. An hour earlier, they'd taken me along with 15 other members who had been attending a literary fiction seminar in Ramapo. They'd proce... | |
[WP] Humanity meets an alien race who are awed, not by our scientific or military achievements, but by the ability of humans to create fiction. | "Uh, you wanted to see me?" said the author as he stepped into the alien captains quarters.
"Yes" said the alien, his voice had a kind of talking underwater quality to it "please, sit"
The author looked down at the giant spike the alien had just motioned to.
"I'm good to stand"
"Suit yourself" the alien sat down on... | "Cre-a-ti-vi-ty?" the iridescent, almost flower-like creature asked in wonder. "What is this creativity?"
The Triln, as they had called themselves, seemed surprised by my simple answer. An hour earlier, they'd taken me along with 15 other members who had been attending a literary fiction seminar in Ramapo. They'd proce... | |
[WP] A loving couple promised to take their lives together by jumping off a cliff. One jumped, and one didn't. Describe what goes through the mind of the one that keeps the promise as he/she falls. | *…now…*
They say your life flashes before your eyes when death finally comes to take you, but it wasn't my life I saw when I jumped. It was his. Mama said he was bad for me the first moment she laid eyes on him, but she didn’t know him like I did. I never could tell how she thought she knew him without ever getting to... | The sea brewed far below them, crashing against the crags in a desperate attempt to grasp the couple standing at the cliff edge and drag them into the foamy depths. It was impatient to drown their fragile souls in the murky abyss. They stared at the foreboding depths, and she squeezed his hand more tightly, taking a st... | |
[WP] A loving couple promised to take their lives together by jumping off a cliff. One jumped, and one didn't. Describe what goes through the mind of the one that keeps the promise as he/she falls. | "Alright, on the count of three?"
"Yes."
"One"
"Two"
"Three"
"Oh my god, no what are we.. What? What's happening? Why didn't he jump? Did he just kill me? Oh my god no."
As her body met with the harsh, rigid ground, her last thought was of her little sister. How could she have been so selfish and naive to th... | “Three, two, one, jump!”
Oh, Jesus, this is a lot higher than I thought it was. Maybe suicide wasn’t the right answer. No, no, it definitely was. If we can’t be together in life, we will be together in the afterlife. As long as he’s by my side, it was the right choice. We’ll die together as lovers, our two bodies brok... | |
[WP] You're a bellhop carrying a guests bags. You see part of their case is undone and inside you see a small child. | You wouldn't think that the crummiest hotel in the worst part of town would be booming, but we do, in no small part due to crime. The hotel I work at, the old Breezy Hotel, has millions pass from one another in shady deals every week. Now, probably only a few thousands actually passed through our doors; mostly we gave ... | I try to hold back a gasp as I look at the young baby. She looks right back at me with her shimmering black eyes.
"Googoo, gaga?" the girl squeals to me.
"Lady Gaga?" I ask, confused.
"Nwo nwo, meh mommyo?"
"Nonsense," I reply. I wave it off.
But what is a little kid doing inside of a bag? This wasn't making an... |
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