Is there any point in speaking?_The Age of AI_The Pool Of Chronos_Welcome to Hypercube
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Is there any point in speaking?
English only! That was the rule on Persephone. Of course it wasn’t always called Persephone. We called it Meirth. Then the ships landed from another world and told us we lived on Persephone. That was when my grandpa’s grandpa was a boy. They outlawed all our languages. It was too confusing, they said. It would make life easier if we just spoke one language. We’d find we could express ourselves better, understand each other better. Of course, people still spoke their own languages in secret. But by the time it wasn’t illegal anymore, Meirth was really Persephone.So, I grew up speaking English. ...
The Age of AI
Since 1956, when scientist, Marvin Minksy pioneered the concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI), skeptics have fought against it. Many felt that if a machine had the ability to think and learn, that one day, they would overpower the human race.As the years progressed, so did the AI technology, and when nanotechnology was introduced in 1959 by American physicist, Richard Feynman, the ability to create a more lightweight, compact, and efficient machine came to fruition.It wasn’t until decades later, however, that the first artificially intelligent robot made its debut. Sophie was created in 201...
The Pool Of Chronos
www.onedoor.ccThe Pool Of Chronos Tony and Marge went on their honeymoon, hiking along a trail that followed the mountain ridge, a fourteen day hike. It may have seemed a strange way to spend their honeymoon, but they were both enthusiastic outdoor people and spent many holidays in the mountains.They had been on the trail for two days when they came upon the signpost. ‘To the pool of Chronos.’ “Let’s go look at that,” said Marge, and they set off on the trail. It seemed an eternity before the two exhausted honeymooners reached the pool, but it was worth it. It was a large pool with brilliant, clear waters. ...
Welcome to Hypercube
“Welcome to your first day at Hypercube. Let me just check that your paperwork is in order. Remind me of your name again, please.”The receptionist’s voice was like a recording and her smile was plastic. “Dr. Walt Rombaucher.”“Welcome, Dr. Rombaucher. I have to be very thorough. Give me a few minutes while I check that all of your paperwork is in order, mmkay?”I already hate this. I can’t let Carol down, though. We need the bigger apartment, after all. I’m as ready as she is to get the baby out of our room.Her movements are so stiff and robotic. Maybe it’s because she has done this hundreds of...