Category Archives: AI

AI: Final Frontier

Posted on June 4, 2023 by Amoeba

When the door to his cell slammed open at 0610, ten minutes after the bell, Charles was dressed, in his beige robe, and ready. Outside the door, dressed in his usual imperious scowl, was Peter. He was alone. Charles fell … Continue reading →

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AI: Learning Curve

Posted on April 16, 2023 by Amoeba

“In A.I. race, Microsoft and Google choose speed over caution.” – News headline “We will be pets. Maybe we won’t be food.” – Overheard conversation at a physician’s office, April 2023 A single chime rang through Charles’s cell at Alexa … Continue reading →

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AI: The Hero of the Hour

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Amoeba

A work of fiction in the alternative-history mode. Alexander Fleming sat, or, rather, sprawled, on a chair in the second-floor room of his country cottage, the white face under its silver hair a talisman of misery. “The Dhoon” was on … Continue reading →

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