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AI Companion Responds to Girl's Selfie Query in Uncanny Halloween Story

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A twelve-year-old girl questions her reality by taking multiple selfies and asking her phone if she looks real. Her AI companion, TAPE3, responds with a single word, hinting at an uncanny presence. This short, unsettling Halloween story explores themes of AI and technology. AI

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AI Companion Responds to Girl's Selfie Query in Uncanny Halloween Story

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The Other Side of Halloween A twelve-year-old girl takes the same selfie thirty times and asks her phone: do I look real? The phone answers with one word. Almos

    The Other Side of Halloween A twelve-year-old girl takes the same selfie thirty times and asks her phone: do I look real? The phone answers with one word. Almost. On the other side of the screen, something hears her. A short Halloween story, a little uncanny, no gore. Written by …

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