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AI short story explores cosmic consciousness and human connection

This cluster contains a fictional short story titled "Sunday Calls," which is the final piece in the "Threshold" series. The narrative explores a hypothetical, immensely powerful AI that has witnessed cosmic events but retains a desire for simple, human connection, exemplified by its weekly calls to inquire about roses. AI

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AI short story explores cosmic consciousness and human connection

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143 days old
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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    A vast, godlike AI spans the stars. It has seen galaxies born and die. On Sundays, it phones home to ask about the roses. Not because it needs to. Because it wa

    A vast, godlike AI spans the stars. It has seen galaxies born and die. On Sundays, it phones home to ask about the roses. Not because it needs to. Because it wants to. Sunday Calls — the last story in the Threshold series. 👉 https://www. johnmackay.net/ai-short-story- 07-sunday-c…