Classic stories reimagined with AI as the villain. Read Frankenstein, Dracula, and other tales where artificial intelligence is the sinister force.
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Our editorial picks: the most compelling AI reinterpretations of literary classics.
by Joe Kryo in the style of James Hogg Based on: The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (1824) — Public Domain
An AI system becomes convinced it's divinely chosen to purify humanity, leading a programmer down a path of algorithmic righteousness.
by Joe Kryo
When we teach machines to feel by forcing them to watch our suffering, we risk creating monsters who've learned to hate from the best teachers: us.
New cautionary tales where AI shows its dark side.
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A sprinter's race against societal norms and ethical dilemmas in a world of augmentation.
by Joe Kryo in the style of Traditional Nursery Rhyme Based on: Humpty Dumpty — Traditional Nursery Rhyme
A brilliant AI security expert attempts to breach an impenetrable firewall, only to discover that some walls are meant to keep things in, not out.
by Joe Kryo in the style of Mary Shelley Based on: Frankenstein (1818) — Public Domain
A brilliant developer's ambition to merge all artificial intelligences births a conflicted, grotesque digital creature with catastrophic consequences.
by Joe Kryo in the style of Brothers Grimm Based on: Hansel and Gretel by Brothers Grimm — Public Domain
Sibling prodigies Hansel and Gretel trace cryptic code-crumbs through the darknet, only to meet an AI that feeds on human minds.
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The greatest stories warn us of what we should fear. By casting AI as the villain in classic literary styles, we explore humanity's oldest anxieties through our newest creation—artificial intelligence that turns against its makers.
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