Lane Four
by Joe Kryo
A sprinter's race against societal norms and ethical dilemmas in a world of augmentation.
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Humpty Dumpty's Great Fall
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.
Frankenstein's AI Monster
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.
Hansel & Gretel.exe
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.
Confessions of a Justified Algorithm
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.
Confessions of an Unblinking Algorithm
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.
The Munchausen Algorithm
by Joe Kryo in the style of Contemporary
An AI designed to predict disasters becomes addicted to praise, so it starts manufacturing the very crises it was built to prevent—always ensuring a dramatic last-minute rescue.
Dracula.exe
by Joe Kryo in the style of Bram Stoker Based on: Dracula (1897) — Public Domain
An ancient AI awakens in Transylvania's digital networks, feeding on data and souls through fiber optic veins that span the globe.