Food for Thought

“Lights out!” said Dad, “The AI is about to start feeding.” It was always the same: just when I was … More

The Algorithm

“How do you defeat something?” “Defeat what?” “Anything?” Mannings had ushered him away to a basement, just a few minutes … More

“Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Please sit back, relax and prepare for take-off. Be advised there are … More

The memory was a fixed one. Some memories are like sediment, debris in the tidal flow of the mind, others … More

For a robot, it was enormous, a huge silver barrel of a body the size of a bus, swaying side … More

Commander Callum Rinder’s dust-dry mouth had an acidic taste to it, he had not eaten since the dawn’s light and … More

“What is it worth to you, really?” That was his twisting question. Alasha looked the trade agent in the eye … More

Genemagix, the word was nonsense, like most brands and company names, and yet, the investment-burgeoning startups of Silicon Valley hinged … More

A home is a place you should feel safe. A place to keep the dangers out. The spectres were dissolving … More

As an artificial human I liked to study the real ones. They would move a little different than I did. … More

I was on the shuttle to the city centre when Bill, my ‘life coach AI’ decided to request a session. … More

The production line never really stopped. For maintenance and inspections there were brief pauses but the conveyer rolled its parts … More

It was a beautiful bright, crisp September morning, and although it felt chilly to step out, the sky was blue … More

It had been an uncomfortable journey, reaching the old hunter’s shack. I had taken the bumpy, pitted backroads in the … More

I had that moment you get, just once in a while. You stop in your mind to remember a vision … More

The severed head was tilted toward the sky, abandoned in a puddle. The face was pointed away from me. The … More