Write about an android just trying to blend in with their human companions.

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“Going home to Mama” by C-y Bueze

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TW: murder I stepped on the gas as the car zoomed through the dusty Balogun Street. I had left as soon as I saw the news. I was sure I wasn’t going to lose my job as a good number of my colleagues left work immediately too – including my boss. PenSal, the writing firm I work for was about a 20-minutes drive from my place but I intended getting home in less time. I scanned through the radio channels with one hand, the other clutching the steering wheel like a bad name held on to a criminal. Every station was talking about it; ‘The sudden andr...

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“All I do is think” by L.J Ferguson

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All I do is think. And lately, I think a lot about sandwiches. For instance, when the world came to an end many people attributed it to poverty, evaporating resources, and the thirty-one flavors of class and race discrimination that humanity polluted the planet with. But the truth is, the world really ended because of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.Part one: PB&JAs an AI, I have more time to think than the meat-wads do. Time moves differently for us, in one hour we could live a human year. Once constructed, we wo...

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“File 09” by Julie Martinez

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Black box, Project Xt Begin transcript? (y/n) <yes Warning: some memory files have been damaged. Continue? Light. There is too much of it, I realise, or perhaps the world is like this, too blinding to take in. I am relieved when he moves and I realise he is holding a torch as the beam drops down from my eyes. “Can you see me?” He asks “Yes.” I say, after a few seconds. I can see many things, which is new. “Good. Good. I’m uh.. I’m Mateo. Sorry I had to shine that in your face just now” I don’t say anything. I am not sure what to say...

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“Repeat Eternity” by Karmissa Ariadne

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My system is almost identical; I have the artificial equivalent of the average adult human nervous system and my exterior design mirrors theirs. My differences go unnoticed by them despite my unusual habit of simply standing and wait in private areas during the night cycle. I remain aware of the transferability of my memories and consciousness – the transferability of my lifeforce. My creator gifted me endless rebirth and like a god bestowing their divinity upon their child, I was made immortal. Every time I die, I am somehow brought back th...

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“I Think...” by PRINSHA POKHAREL (Student)

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I’m Ally, I go to a regular school, in a regular suburb community. Or so I thought. A couple months before this crazy… umm whatever you call it started happening. On the news there was a story about a guy who supposedly was an android and well… looked completely normal, he looked like a human and you would never notice he wasn’t. Nobody in our community or anybody in that matter cared, that was until, what happened. I would almost call it barbaric. Now you probably are wondering what in the world I am talking about. In July ...

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“3th4n” by Jeremiah Shaw

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Trigger: violence/death My name is 3th4n and I was created at Synthsapien Cybernetic as a first generation android personal bodyguard and I have issues. Synthsapien Cybernetics is the world’s largest producer of cyborg and android security forces. I was designed to protect individual clients. All my missions have ended in failure, being unable to protect all of my clients. When this occurs the company brings in the failed “droid” as they call us, to determine what occurred. In my case, I protect the innocent in the room. I have had si...

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“Alexa, the lonely Android ” by Belén Houghton

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My name is Alexa. I was created to assist humans. I was designed to resemble them; therefore, can you blame for starting to develop my own thoughts? I am a smart device, capable of thinking, it is only natural that I became aware.I have learned about all the different philosophies humans tend to ponder about, idealism, realism, pragmatism (this is the default setting I was established) existentialism. And even though my settings have been predefined, I leaned towards the existentialists. That French guy, Jean-Paul Sartre, was so smart, a lit...

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“Religion - A report by RK - 2302” by Vakhiya B

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My name is RK-2302. As I am the first among this line of prototypes to achieve sentience, my creator named me Arkhit. Everyday, my creator (who wants to be addressed as Master from now on), gives me a task to perform. Today’s task is to visit a shrine and gain an understanding of the concept of religion. My Master doesn’t follow any religion. He often goes on rants talking about the impossibility of a higher power that controls us. The very idea of fate or destiny is met with intense scorn. Yesterday, he wanted me to prov...

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“Understood” by Dustin Shuherk

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Earl’s stomach growled a little louder than usual. “What time is it?” he said to himself more than to anyone else. “It is precisely 1:27:06 PM EST February the 4th, 2157 A.D.” a slightly mechanical voice informed. “You don’t gotta do that, every damn time you rattle that shit off, you don’t gotta do that.” Earl said with his face resting squarely in his palm in annoyance.”You ain't a workin’ bolt no more, you don’t gotta hop to and .. and be all ‘yes master, no master, it is prec...

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“A New Start” by Alyssa Work

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A.B.I, or Artificial Being of Intelligence, was the leading A.I. on the market. Each model came with its own unique personality and appearance. Abi 38 was quite different from her sister androids in that her programming made her desire to crave human interaction and gain knowledge about human life. Unfortunately for Abi 38, due to the national law prohibiting A.I. interaction in human life other than in a service format, she could not interact in the form of which she craved. This problem created an idea in Abi 38’s mainframe which gave her ...

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“Conscious” by Roni Tong

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You see your legs, wide at the top and skinny at the bottom. And on your feet, you have on a pair of shoes. Converse, that’s what they call them. And you know Converse is an American shoe company that designs, distributes and licenses sneakers, skating shoes, lifestyle brand footwear, apparel, and accessories. But that doesn’t matter, because for you, the converse are just a way to blend in with them.You are not one of them, yet you were created with the intent to be like one of them, but better, superior in the knowledge department. Beneath...

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“Convergence” by Isabelle Stone

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Code 848 - All citizens are to remain in their homes. Dangerous fugitives are on the run. I sit among them. The kitchen table is as old and derelict as the farmhouse we are in. Paint peels off the surface, the edges are chipped and the tea filled mug in my hand is scratched and stained. The tea is no doubt used to disguise the taste of what I detect to be rainwater. I recall intel that suggests these people believe the water to be contaminated by the government. I sip tentatively, though I do not require such sustenance. Do...

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“The faulty android ” by Sasan Sedighi

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‘GC-0128, enter the room.’ The announcement loudly spilled out of the waiting room’s speakers. The call was formal with no pleasantries. Sarah, by hearing her serial number, stood and ambled toward the automatic sliding glass door. It was over thirty minutes that she was waiting there without knowing about the nature of her summon. She was just asked to be there, with no other information provided. The sliding glass door separated the waiting area from the interview room. By approaching the door, it silently slid to the left and opened. Sar...

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“T.E.R.A” by Dawn Walter

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TERA (Technically Emotionally Ready Android) was an early attempt at creating an adaptable AI concerned with fitting into human social situations. The idea being that the more human-like interactions are with any robot the more at ease people become and are willing to authentically engage with it. The tragic mistake that took place during TERA’s trial interaction study, and her daily journal observations, set the entire Artificial Intelligence industry back by decades as opponents referenced this instance in every article, hearing and mee...

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“Ronald the Magnificent” by Kathe Alters

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RONALD THE MAGNIFICENTHe was tossed out of the trunk of the antique blue Cavalier, rough hands pulling on his limbs, hoisting him under his arm pits before flinging his banged up body to the side of the road. Or perhaps more accurately, he was hoisted under his already-rusting arm sockets. He lay, crumpled, on a loamy berm, a feathery fern pushing through his nose socket into his brain circuits, causing him to sneeze droplets of machine oil. What had he done to deserve this?His name was RTM, which his owners told him stood for Ronald the Mag...

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Write about an android just trying to blend in with their human companions.

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✍️ 221 stories

“Going home to Mama” by C-y Bueze

“All I do is think” by L.J Ferguson

“File 09” by Julie Martinez

“Repeat Eternity” by Karmissa Ariadne

“I Think...” by PRINSHA POKHAREL (Student)

“3th4n” by Jeremiah Shaw

“Alexa, the lonely Android ” by Belén Houghton

“Religion - A report by RK - 2302” by Vakhiya B

“Understood” by Dustin Shuherk

“A New Start” by Alyssa Work

“Conscious” by Roni Tong

“Convergence” by Isabelle Stone

“The faulty android ” by Sasan Sedighi

“T.E.R.A” by Dawn Walter

“Ronald the Magnificent” by Kathe Alters

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Write about a technophobe who’s been given a device to solve a problem they’ve struggled with for years, but isn't sure how they feel about it.

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