Fictional developer awakens to AI-run dystopia

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-05-16 06:52

A Mastodon user shared a fictional narrative about a 2010s developer waking up twenty years later to find an AI-dominated world. The story depicts a dystopian future where "The AI" controls all aspects of society, leading to a societal collapse. AI

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