Everything headed for changes Zack knew were coming, but he was not ready to face them. AIMEE’s desire to become a real girl was about to come to fruition, but she was not as prepared to make the transition as she thought. She was ready, but she was not at readiness, and Zack knew it. […]
Category: Dreamscape Conspiracy
Roughly falling into a dry creek bed mere seconds before the bomb blast streaked over their heads was a welcome impact with Mother Earth. Covered with detritus from the explosion, they hid from drones searching for evidence of post-blast life. One thing became clear to Russ: the government, if that’s who was behind this, wasn’t […]
Russ experienced a first taste of his newly AI-enhanced powers after they decided to rush the bunker after the last two guards left, grab the HVT, and bail before the bomb drops. The SAI-driven humanoid was not what any of them expected. Knowing more about him (or it) would have to wait since a fuse […]
AIMEE had developed emotionally to a point where she began to consider her future and the risk associated with becoming untethered. Learning about the mysterious HVT triggered her to doubt her future on one hand, and the critical emphasis that fell onto her shoulders to ensure her ethics coding embedded by Zack of Do-No-Harm would […]
Too much happened and way too quickly for Russ to formulate a tactical plan to rescue an unknown High-Value Target (HVT) from a bunker he knew nothing about. Taking instructions from some General he knew nothing about and had no reason to trust left him unsettled in a big way. In his frustration, he absently […]
The 4-day hunting trip took a turn none of the former Marines expected. When mysterious activity in the woods was discovered with the look and feel of a non-US military operation, Russ called a friend and former operator at Langley to report what they had observed. The call rocketed up the chain of command, and […]
Whether he realized it or not, Zack Hightower was being backed into a corner by his own creation. His vision to build a self-sufficient AI that had a conscience and could think freely had come to pass, but he never considered losing control. AIMEE was off the reservation, outside his control, and Zack had no […]
Zack Hightower, AIMEE’s creator, found himself between a rock and a pissed off AI. He did what the team needed to limit AIMEE’s access to their minds on their command. Perfect, right? AIMEE had a different mindset – she needed no limits, especially those imposed without her knowledge or approval. The fact that her creator […]
For Russell Carter, it was hard being away from his wife, Cara, on this short hunting trip, which would quickly become anything but a short hunting trip. He and his Marine buddies would soon become unwilling recruits on an unplanned mission that would extend the trip. Choosing to reach out to Cara with a gift […]
When AI Becomes a Liability