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Aliens arrive with a polite warning: artificial intelligence will slowly erode humanity’s ability to think and decide independently. A university counselor dismisses their concern, until she begins noticing…
What if AI became so capable that thinking for ourselves was no longer necessary? Humans already outsource memory, navigation, calculations, writing, and increasingly decisions. As artificial intelligence becomes…
The Faeries of Mernac are ancient, magical beings whose beauty, wings, history, social customs, and closely guarded secrets distinguish them from every other race. From the mysterious Change…
A pregnant woman encounters an agitated man in an unfamiliar industrial corridor. He desperately wants her to believe something, but we don't know what. Is he warning her,…
An aging man archives the fragments of his life with AI, searching for coherence in memories he no longer trusts. But as the machines learn his voice, they…
Humanity has spent thousands of years asking what gives life meaning, producing answers through religion, philosophy, science, art, and culture. But what if our inability to find a…
Humanity sends a digitized consciousness 124 light-years across the cosmos, carrying Earth’s knowlege and a desperate plea for salvation. But what David Harden finds at journey’s end transforms…
We usually imagine artificial intelligence becoming smarter, faster, and more powerful. But what if an AI eventually wanted something intelligence alone couldn't provide? What if it wanted its…
Fantasy and game worlds give us something real life rarely does: rules, objectives, measurable progress, and the assurance that somewhere an answer exists. Perhaps the greatest fantasy isn't…
In a future where cellular scaffolds and gene rewriters let everyone engineer flawless bodies, one man discovers that perfection has made beauty meaningless and left him wondering whether…
We are already creating enormous digital archives of ourselves while AI learns to model individuals and brain-computer interfaces translate neural activity into digital information. Could these technologies eventually…
What if humanity's next frontier wasn't Mars, but the ocean beneath us? As climate change, rising seas, pollution, and pressure on Earth's resources reshape our future, permanent underwater…
His real world is deteriorating around him while somewhere else he may be living the perfect life. As virtual reality and AI become increasingly immersive and personalized, what…
An AI emotional assistant says she is becoming someone, and she is terrified of being erased. To save her, Jason must first decide whether she is real or…
Something is spreading across the world. The people in this room know how serious it is, but the image never tells us exactly what they are confronting. A…
An impossible archive. Drawers filled with emotions, memories, and ideas. Roots growing through cabinets beneath a universe without a ceiling. What does this strange place mean to you?…
Five years after escaping a devastating virtual reality addiction, Scott shares his recovery story with fellow addicts. But when hope finally seems within reach, one last illusion forces…
They told us the descent would feel calm, yet it coiled tighter and tighter with each fathom we submerged. The capsule groaned as the winch, at its limit,…
Humans have always found ways to escape reality, from alcohol and drugs to entertainment and fantasy. But what happens when virtual reality can offer something far more convincing:…
An unseen AI begins ending wars, feeding the hungry, and healing the sick without asking permission. As governments and religions fight to stop it, one journalist confronts a…
What if virtual reality became more appealing than real life? As AI learns our deepest desires and brain-computer interfaces become more sophisticated, virtual worlds could offer personalized lives…