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Write a science fiction story where all human behavior can be predicted — until your character does something the algorithm did not expect.

Posted in Science Fiction on Jul 31, 2021

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“Aindrea's Sibylcard” by Stephen Fitton

Submitted to Contest #72

“Sam, our schedule says to meet dad at 2:00, right? It’s 2:10 and we’re in front of the jaunt booth. He isn’t here.” Wanda seemed nervous, one of her too-long legs folded atop the other. Sam sat next to her on the ceramic bench, fiddling with their Headster. “Dude, we’ve got the same calendar.” Despite their dismissive tone, they looked up. “It isn’t really like him to be late, is it.” “No it isn’t, Sam! That’s why I’m worried! I have no idea what he’s doing right now and because he lives in Euboea we can’t even qall him!” “Dude, just qall...

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“You can't predict this” by Ruth Major

Submitted to Contest #72

Hello, I am Pac. I am not what you would call an ordinary person. In fact, I am not even one at all. I am a computer. A very sophisticated computer, and I can do something that some people call making life boring. I predict what every person on the Earth will do in a week. I am always right, too. It is helpful when it comes to dealing with crimes, since I know who will do it on exactly the day they will do it. My programmer has become a successful person due to making sure I can do this effectively. The only problem, is she become somewhat o...

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“The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy” by Sienna Baker

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August 3rd, 2046. 12:28 am. There has been a girl at the bar, for some few nights in a row now. She sits at a stool closest to the furthest wall, drinks two gin and tonics very slowly, and talks to no-one. Exactly two hours after she arrives, she leaves as quietly as she came. She seems noticed by nobody. I have only noticed myself, having started to work the later evening shift this past week. Many more interesting faces enter the bar later at night, when they say a ‘true humanity’ is revealed in all its glory. I don’t want to succumb to...

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“Escape from Cyber” by Pamela Berglund

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It is Earth year 6000 and I have two names.  My earth name is Sammi and my planetary name is Xena.  I was born on the planet Cyber.  I was told that a minute after my birth, I was taken away from my mother and placed in a sterile room.  The doctors made a small slit in my hand and inserted a tiny chip in my wrist.  That chip would be my destiny.   On the planet Cyber we have our life planned by computer programs designed by high level programmers called “Olofs”.  The chips are created to prevent crim...

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“Astoria and revenge” by وداد أكرم

Submitted to Contest #72

Tom kept running and running, fearing the devices of Astoria that detect and predict human actions, and knowing that the machine had spotted his desire to be able to control the human body.  In Revenge of his father's killer, however, he decided to escape from her and not allow him to be caught by her Micro Devices, The Machine had an army of flying ants where each flying robot Ant injects his criminal idea with the blade of innocent thinking . In this time of 8027, no one had the right to be angry or retaliate. Even the simplest hostil...

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“Rapid Eye Advertising Projection (R.E.A.P.)” by Trisha Lanceta

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The ads had done their job, for all intents and purposes, to introduce Joe to the sleepy line at The Perfect Cup Pod Brewers that December 21. “Who says you can't have your cake and eat it too?” An omniscient male voice says as a young mother (evidenced by the empty stroller she pushes) smiles knowingly at the young barista. “At The Perfect Pod Brewers, we don't just brew the perfect cup of pod coffee,” The voice continues as the young mother sits in a single seater next to a fire. Still no baby in sight. “For a limited time, try our line of...

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“What Humans call...” by Megan Faith

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“Alright,” Remi studied their Titan, talking to him softly as they always did during repairs. “Show me what’s wrong Avery.” Titans are the names of the android companions. No one knew why Titan was the name, but everyone just accepted it. Everyone was the members of the space shuttle, all delivered by the last ship from Base. The Base was home, and the home was where Remi’s love was. “Here we go handsome.” Remi found the snag in his arm and began to unwind to patch him. “We’ll get you back on in no time.”  Remi was the youngest of the ...

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“Intuitivity” by Joe Swanson

Submitted to Contest #72

Intuitivity When I received the notice, I set it on the desk with all the others. Applying for jobs has gotten to be an exercise in futility, but one I can’t afford to abandon. Not a joke, not a last-ditch effort to procrastinate my way to a better world. I needed to find work. Not just for the money, which I needed desperately, but I was turning into a bowl of Jell-O fruit salad. I was that grape suspended in the green shimmering coagulated mess of what Auntie had insisted I take home with me after our, “old fashioned,...

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“Humanity's Creation” by Jen S

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At first, Technology was young. It was Humanity's creation, and it was Humanity who nourished it, Humanity who gave it everything they knew. In the beginning, Humanity had Technology under their control. But slowly, Technology grew. Then grew more. And more. Technology grew too powerful. But it was too late when Humanity realized what they had made. Humanity was greedy and selfish, they tried to take back everything they gave. Humanity needed to destroy Technology, but they were already out-powered. Humanity was ruining themself, and Technol...

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“The Almighty Code ” by Erica J. Kingdom

Submitted to Contest #72

1 The End Of Society  The algorithm knows everything that happens. It knows when babies are born, it knows what genes they have, how they'll behave. It knows their motivations, intentions before it can even take its first breath. Long ago, the philosopher John Locke proposed Tabula Rasa - but that notion of the so-called blank slate has been eradicated by the algorithm, created at the collapse of society.  It is told to the youth that:  "A man dressed in sinful, blood-drenched white screamed, then he watched the world bl...

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“Crimson” by Logan McDonnell

Submitted to Contest #72

Electricity buzzed in the dark and tight alleyway as the lights flickered on and off. The flies, programmed to be attracted to light, flew in circles around the flickering light, hypnotized by the bright fluorescent globe in the sky. The alleyway, which is filled with litter and stray cats.  “9:25 pm. All citizens please report back to your homes for curfew. Any violation will result in immediate punishment.” The announcement was heard all over the town as people in gray suits walked the sidewalk in a neat and single-file line. They...

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“Talk About Predictable!” by Chris Culpepper

Submitted to Contest #72

Talk About Predictable! Today was going to be another one of those days. You know the ones; you start with each activity already preloaded into your smart device. You go places, you sell or buy things, you punch buttons all day until returning home exhausted. You relax to preselected music or entertainment with the goal of preparing you for tomorrow. How did Pim know it was going to be that way? Because it's like that EVERYDAY! Not that it's a bad life. The Omnicomputer had accurately predicted he would be exactly at th...

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“ORDER” by Darius Dakolo

Submitted to Contest #72

Dylan woke up to the all-too familiar beeps of his alarm clock beside his bed. Almost immediately, a wave of fatigue weighed down on his body and he regretted staying up till 4:00am the night before. The only thing in the world he wanted to do right now was to sleep the day away, but it was a school day. His mom would flay him if he missed school without a solid reason. Sighing, he reached over and groped for the button that would silence the annoying wake up call.Taking a few seconds to enjoy the silence, he tossed the blanket aside and dra...

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“For The Love of Brand” by Vincent Cruz

Submitted to Contest #72

No one needs to think anymore.  I work close enough that I can walk and on the way I pass by the Brand coffee shop. A woman stands outside with a tray where a large Americano in the cool morning air steams at its center. The algorithm knows my life in advance, it knows who I am, what I want, where I plan to go, and who I want to fuck.   Brand is everywhere. Every thought and action anticipated before the idea or movement becomes conscious. In my office on the 8th floor I watch the street below. The users enter and exit shops...

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“The commotion ” by Alberta Bosela

Submitted to Contest #72

There was once an alien, a ginormous one, bigger than planets. And that alien would watch the activities on other planets. The alien didn't live on any planet though instead it lived between planets. And it would get bored a lot being in all that darkness for so long. Which is why it would look down and watch other planets through a magnifying glass, the same way humans look up at space through a telescope, with one eye squinted.The alien eventually grew bored of the watching though because it started to know and realize the patterns and end...

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