Artificial intelligence Stories

Allison jumped off the bus. Eighteen years old and she didn't have a car. Running down the block, she made it to her front porch. Fumbling for her house key, she made it inside. Allison ran to her room and tossed her bookbag by the bed. Allison had been a latchkey kid for years. Her dad, she couldn't even remember his name anymore, had left when she was a baby, leaving her mom to raise her alone. The only job she could fi...

The shuttle settled into the sand with a soft thud, its landing struts sinking slightly beneath the weight of the craft. Outside the cockpit, the beach stretched out in both directions, framed by a line of dark trees that rustled faintly in the wind. Two suns hung above the horizon, their bright light coloured the sky with a light blue metallic sheen. The chosen landing zone was free of any potential complications, no obs...

September thirtieth, 2023. One a.m. x It was on the occasion of Jessica Wright's nineteenth birthday when it happened. She had enjoyed the company of her parents and younger brother during the day as they visited her from the family home in Winchester. Now, the single Jess was once again on her own in her small flat above the Sainsbury store across from Queen Mary College. It was here that the clever student studied physi...

It started in a small way, on one little website, where people went to chat and share smutty stories. The first sign was when the mods noticed there was a drop in members blocking each other. A blip? No, after several weeks the trend was clear, and was gathering pace. Fewer and fewer people were receiving messages they didn't want. No longer was the site awash with unsolicited dick pics, and everyone was suddenly meeting...