“Hello?…Is anybody there?…” the woman asked into the dark hallway, her flashlight trembling in her grasp. The bulb flickered twice before petering out completely. “Oh Jesus, not now!” she exclaimed, growing even more frantic than before. Suddenly, the room fell silent, except for the echoes of slow, careful footsteps approaching her. She slowly began to […]
Robots
The Discrete Doctor
“BEEP-BEEP-BEEP!” DELLilah tiredly turned over to unplug her chord from her nightstand charger. The red blinking words that read “Full Charge” lit up the dark room. She pressed a button located on her forearm to activate her daily itinerary, put on her scrubs, and hustled out the door. It was silent in the city at […]
Ember The Painting AI
“This evening, we are starting the bidding off at $12,000. Can I get $12,000? You there, yes. Now can I get $14,000?” A man in the back of the auction room raised his hand. “Woah, that was a significant jump, $32,000?!” “$32,000 going once, going twice?” the auctioneer paused. No one else raised their hands. […]
A Stroke of Genius
By: Sydney Umstead You may be wondering how we got here, to this college essay on a robot I made with a great friend of mine, where all of this started and how exactly it was plausible. My answer is one that involves a story. A simple idea that became possible with a little elbow […]
A Brain Amongst 1s and 0s
“Blue eyes” by butler.corey is licensed under CC BY 2.0 As the sun shines through the window of the small-town home in Austin, Nevada, Jared’s mom wakes him up for school. His life is normal. He goes to school every weekday, hangs out with friends on the weekends, and even plays sports at his high […]
Trust The Process
2025: It’s been 5 years… The all-star center for the 76ers, the savior of this planet, and an unstoppable force both inside the paint and in battle, Joel Embiid mysteriously vanished from Earth. A superhuman who gave up everything to fight for freedom and for humanity, a true hero… 2020: 5 years and 6 […]