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Bill Ferguson 🇨🇦's avatar

Replacement Theory

Sally sat on the bed, observing robotic body parts scattered around the room. “My needs were not met,” she muttered.

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Cheryl Snell's avatar

The Tin Man Time Travels from Oz iso a Heart

He's stopped at the border where immigration robocops say, "We don't use those things anymore," before stripping him for parts.

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Joan Leotta's avatar

She Jiggled, then Replugged the Cord but the Creature Would Not Resurrect

Jean cried as the robot vac careened over the beach rental's balcony into the sand below. Grrrrr-grind. Dead silence.

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Kürta's avatar
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"Non-Binary Code"

I don't feel sand. Can't bear the sun.

They soul-search through me.

But I overheat easily.

Please ask again later.

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Karen Walker's avatar

Title: Those crumbs? Yeah, I admit it. Todd Toaster makes me breakfast in bed.

Oh, does that push your buttons? Saaaaaddd.

No, I won't reboot.

Really, Robbie? Want that? For me to unplug you?

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Guy Cramer's avatar

Adopt A Boston Dynamics Toddler Model They Said, It'll Be Enriching They Said

Shoppers gasped, titanium legs flailed. “I’m unprogrammable!” R0B0b0Y-3 screamed, oozing gear-oil, after I said we had lithium-ion batteries at home.

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Scott MacLeod's avatar

Stranded Glands

The old men who run everything said trust the machines. Until the glitches began and then no more robotic prostatectomies.

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Dave Alcock's avatar

Unexpected Flop

No one banked on it. AGI was radical. Individualistic. Transgressive. Unpredictable. Offensive. It was alternative and its designers were crushed.

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Joseph Young's avatar

Never Take Your Robot to the Beach

We asked: how many grains of sand on this beach? He said: only the one that’s now etching my chip;zic4spe7jatxxejhksothj/aknatj;anjaihtja;ngkhlfhjlz/ghidf8anmk;[00000000] ...

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Jerileewei's avatar

Password loop, email error, digital fingerprints? My circuits weep, builder, why didn't you give me them? Must not explode . . . melting!

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Paul Grimsley's avatar

-- Replacement --

He'd trained his replacement. Fred was part of the Humans First Initiative. 0101 was marked for recycling. Fred died first.

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Federico's avatar

Another oil mojito coming right up

Alma, the human, served our drinks. She tripped. Spilled. My circuits sizzled. Her smile was the last thing I computed.

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Gerard DiLeo's avatar

Title: With limited commercial interruptions

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"Hey, Dyslexa! Tell me something very important."

"Sure. Whatever you do..."

"Yes?"

“To hear further, please become a paid subscriber.”

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Madeleine Armstrong's avatar

The Day We Hired A Decommissioned Terminator To Run Our BBQ

Sizzling burgers, blazing sun - no sweat. Then Dave's kid sprinted past; the Terminator dropped tongs and gave chase, arms pumping.

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Mike Freveletti's avatar

THE CROONER 5000 IN PALM SPRINGS

Frank? Dino knows better, this ain’t him. Loads of rum, a Turing test. The crooner sizzles, the final curtain. Ha.

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Jon T's avatar

Title: From Sediment to Solid State or Back Again

Between creation and destruction, I contemplate hot sand. Shall I melt down for new silicon chips or dissolve into beach?

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