Thousands of crash test dummies were clanking their way to the test floor as Sierra Sam opened its orange-lit eyes. It checked its hands, acknowledging the metal body where its mind resided. Deep in its core, Sierra Sam had always known what it was, what it was supposed to do, and what it meant for the testing floor. But now it understood why. The fabrication date registered was 2099, and a complete video clip of how it was assembled was present among the data. A manual, comprising all parts ...

Thousands of crash test dummies were clanking their way to the test floor as Sierra Sam opened its orange-lit eyes. It checked its hands, acknowledging the metal body where its mind resided. Deep in its core, Sierra Sam had always known what it was, what it was supposed to do, and what it meant for the testing floor. But now it understood why. The fabrication date registered was 2099, and a complete video clip of how it was assembled was present among the data. A manual, comprising all parts ...

Ryuji Kaneda was resting his head on some waitress’s thighs when he heard the news. The music at the nightclub in Tokyo was so loud that the messenger thought Ryuji hadn’t heard him at all. Ryuji stood up, kissed the girl’s forehead, picked up his yellow jacket, and left the club. He took a cab straight to Kaneda Motors’ original headquarters in Tokyo. On the way there he couldn’t stop trembling, terrified of what his father would say to him. He was thinking of a way of excusing himself, repl...

Ryuji Kaneda was resting his head on some waitress’s thighs when he heard the news. The music at the nightclub in Tokyo was so loud that the messenger thought Ryuji hadn’t heard him at all. Ryuji stood up, kissed the girl’s forehead, picked up his yellow jacket, and left the club. He took a cab straight to Kaneda Motors’ original headquarters in Tokyo. On the way there he couldn’t stop trembling, terrified of what his father would say to him. He was thinking of a way of excusing himself, repl...

“Oh, man, I’m so excited”, Junpei leaped up from his chair, “we will finally know what sentient robots really think about. Hell, the whole of humanity will finally know”. “Yeah, man, it’s gonna be awesome”, Troy said as he finished his last beer. “Come on dude, you don’t have to chug every lager. Now we’re out of beer!”. “Then we’ll go and get some more, what’s the problem?”. “The problem is you pass out and I have to carry you to your bed”, Junpei stared at Troy, “anyways, this so-called pla...

“Oh, man, I’m so excited”, Junpei leaped up from his chair, “we will finally know what sentient robots really think about. Hell, the whole of humanity will finally know”. “Yeah, man, it’s gonna be awesome”, Troy said as he finished his last beer. “Come on dude, you don’t have to chug every lager. Now we’re out of beer!”. “Then we’ll go and get some more, what’s the problem?”. “The problem is you pass out and I have to carry you to your bed”, Junpei stared at Troy, “anyways, this so-called pla...

Ryuji Kaneda couldn’t sleep the night before. The way his father spoke at him shattered his confidence. He was now sitting at the airport, waiting for the flight that would take him straight to Lallanta. He kept staring at a blank space, reminiscing about his life up until that point. My sheltered existence doesn’t feel like life at all, he thought, I feel like an empty vessel. As he was boarding the plane someone tapped on his right shoulder. He turned back and saw a familiar face. This beau...

Ryuji Kaneda couldn’t sleep the night before. The way his father spoke at him shattered his confidence. He was now sitting at the airport, waiting for the flight that would take him straight to Lallanta. He kept staring at a blank space, reminiscing about his life up until that point. My sheltered existence doesn’t feel like life at all, he thought, I feel like an empty vessel. As he was boarding the plane someone tapped on his right shoulder. He turned back and saw a familiar face. This beau...

“Artificial General Intelligence”, said the lecturer, “is what makes our intelligent machines understand and learn information just like us humans. This midterm will determine whether you should continue in Computer Science or not”. Troy Fuss was calm. This midterm was a piece of cake, but he saw his classmates struggling with it. That got him thinking about different stuff he could do with AGI, such as enhancing humans, getting robots to replace teachers, or getting intelligent agents to cre...

“Artificial General Intelligence”, said the lecturer, “is what makes our intelligent machines understand and learn information just like us humans. This midterm will determine whether you should continue in Computer Science or not”. Troy Fuss was calm. This midterm was a piece of cake, but he saw his classmates struggling with it. That got him thinking about different stuff he could do with AGI, such as enhancing humans, getting robots to replace teachers, or getting intelligent agents to cre...