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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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“The Beta Test” by Lucy Thatcher

Submitted to Contest #72

The Beta Test Welcome to Beta, land of the reinvented.  My name’s Rissa, and I’ll be your unwilling tour guide. Please refrain from interrupting, I have a lot to say and not a lot of time to do it. Oh, and trust me – you’ll want to listen.  So, where was I? Right, Beta.  This is the world that knows your every whim and is built to serve the harmonious and blessed. The “Chosen Ones”, born in a world free from the burdens of history.  You want a latte? It’s already prepped. Got a headache? Check the mail, aspirin has alread...

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“Tranquility At Last. ” by Nafeesah Rasoully

Submitted to Contest #72

Tranquility At Last by: Nafeesah Rasoully  I’ve been awake for awhile now but for some reason unknown to me, I find myself far too afraid to open my eyes. I don’t know why I am shaking in fear, curled up in a fetal position. With no sense of where I might be, all I can focus on is protecting myself. But what am I protecting myself against?  I continued to shake in fear until I heard a cry I recognized. Before my brain could process what was happening, my body jolted up and began to follow the direction from which the cry wa...

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“Human Algorithms” by Liz G

Submitted to Contest #72

Existence as ones and zeroes is exhausting. Maybe it isn’t for a computer. They are built for this, but I am not. I was human once, you know. I was a human until I decided I did not want to be a human. I wanted to understand humans. For that I had to become something more, in order to fully map the human mind. For that, I had to resort to desperate measures.  Oh, the technology already existed. Nobody wanted to try it, though.  I didn’t want to become known. I didn’t want to be monitored. This was my own project, and I do it th...

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“The factory” by Coral Winterstrom

Submitted to Contest #72

Billie sighed, she was sitting at a table with other people, brainwashed people, but still people, they all acted the same, the headmaster has everyone come to his office before they came into the factory which soon everyone will be working at because work outside of the factory is almost impossible, they come in fine and come out barely blinking, she had gone in too, they have you stare at a screen, and it erases your memory and tells you what you believe, what to do, and what to say. Billie's father taught her how to avoid being hypnotized...

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“Break Free” by Lexie Tone

Submitted to Contest #72

The moonlight maintained a brilliant glow that night, but only through the fractured peaks of the Southern Rockies. Jaxon Finch, Commander of the Compliance Enforcement Squad #357, moved quickly with a determined stride through the outcrops. His every breath misted the air with rapid puffs of ice as he led his loyal company toward the location of a suspected traitor camp.“Move in, men, but be on guard. I have no idea what this ‘Cancer’ has set up here.” Jaxon ordered his men discreetly. He gestured toward the fledgling who went by Isaac and ...

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“the glitch.” by Rocío Romero

Submitted to Contest #72

Hello.My name is Melisa, although you can call me M-2468. I know, it's a strange name, isn't it? Like an android.You could define me like this, I've behaved like a robot; I am not allowed to feel or raise my voice.I must follow others steps and serve them without doubting in their words.The future has changed, it was already changing when I was younger.In my teenage years, technology was a big thing. Mobile phones, tablets, computers, voice identifiers, or the whole control of a place at the touch of a button.Explore worlds much sharper than...

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“Test Subject 117” by Ramore991 Amore

Submitted to Contest #72

117 stared at the monitor. He saw once more the endless columns of repeating zeroes and ones. It was once more time to decipher. That was his designated role and had been for as long as he could recall. Only today was different. His concentration waned. The previously innocuous clicking of the keyboards of his compatriots all around now was driving him to other feelings. This discontent and restlessness was something he had never felt before. He stopped and for the first time in what seemed like an eternity, he intentionally looked away from...

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“CAL 9000” by JD Davis

Submitted to Contest #72

 “This is fine. This is fine. It’s just a program” A young man in his late teens is sitting in front of a computer station. A large sign that reads “BEHAVIORAL & CAREER PROFILING” hangs from the wall. ”Let’s boot you up.” The man clicks the Enter key on the keyboard and the terminal comes to life. The soft glow of the computer screen suddenly brightens, illuminating the otherwise dim room. A blur of numbers, letters, and other characters ascend the monitor rapidly until only one line is left blinking. “Program ready.” &nbs...

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“No Questions Prohibited” by Azalea Young

Submitted to Contest #72

When Jastor wakes up he has questions. And lots of them. This room--with it’s bare brown walls, this threadbare blanket, raggedy and too small for his body, the pale orange of the sky outside his window, the remembrance that he has to wake up to get to Uzoa, the mining factory where he works--is a giant question mark. He can almost see it hanging in the air as he stares up at his ceiling. He knows that this is his room, that this is the blanket he’s been using ever since he was a child, the last relic of Mama, that the orange is the same ...

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“Crash or Jump?” by Prachi Pati

Submitted to Contest #72

I could see the blue of the ocean to my right. The car sped up along the highway, turning at the bends sharply. But I wasn’t afraid. I knew I’d be at peace finally. I took a swig of whiskey from my flask. I thought back to all the conversations and the numerous phone calls that I had to take while driving. My wife never understood the importance of being idle.  “You’re a useless, lazy bastard!”, she would scream.  Always calling me when I was driving. Because that was the safest time to call. The software made sure of that. I...

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“Kormin's win” by Leon Moore

Submitted to Contest #72

Humans themselves have never evolved but, the world they live in has never stopped changing. Astronomers and scientists alike were correct in their assessments, the sun had depleted half of its energy — earth was now changing, the Antarctica and arctic regions had spread, covering at least fifty-percent of the planet in glaciers, hundreds of millions of people were killed in the process. New technologies were being thought upon in ways on how the people of earth could survive, but that very thought had changed the moods of people. Widespread...

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“Wormhole” by Rudra 💥

Submitted to Contest #72

"He doesn't have a shadow! He doesn't have a shadow!" Celeste's perpetual voice screamed from beneath her mind while her lips remained glued. Her nonplussed body sat at the chair paralysed, looking at the man with the mysterious vibrance as he gazed at her with omniscient integrity.The night sky sparkled from the light of tiny illuminations scattered like sown seeds in a field. The air grew cold beneath the atmosphere as the veil of darkness fell on the fragile boundaries of the exosphere. Celeste gaped at the outstretching domain of darknes...

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“The Dome ” by Kat Morris

Submitted to Contest #72

Anna Underwood had never known how The Dome really worked until she found herself on set in her first live episode being snogged by Travis Ullman, who the public had voted to be Anna's lover, even though he was already married. Anna hadn't been the least bit attracted to him and had been mortified when the viewers voted for her to have sex with him in the jacuzzi on their third date. She had no idea just how much The Dome controlled the lives of cast members. Fans of the show were convinced that parts of the show were scripted, that it was a...

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“Oblivion” by Cool Kiddo

Submitted to Contest #72

The doors slide shut with a subtle hiss. I admire the view provided by the elevators projection system as it rockets up to Jo’s loft. Jo has been gone in oblivion for the last few millennia, and it will be nice to catch her up. Who knew that such a short span of time could be stretched for so long. Even then, a lot has happened in the brief time she was gone, and she does need her best friend to come over and enlighten her. I still can't believe the omniscients have revealed it. I burst into Jo's loft to see a familiar sight. She is sprawl...

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“Happy Pills” by Jacob Warren

Submitted to Contest #72

It was nighttime. The group of friends were still dancing as they walked along the sidewalk, having just left the discotech. They were all impeccably dressed in the latest fashion, having all shopped together that day. It’s what they did every Saturday - brunch, shopping, dinner and dancing. It was permanently on their schedules. A schedule that was made for them.  In stark contrast to their easy, carefree mood, spherical drones buzzed quietly around them in the night sky. Each of them the size of a bowling ball, the street lights re...

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