# Story

By [Fiu](https://paragraph.com/@fiu) · 2023-09-13

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In a world where humans have vanished, a solitary Al endlessly searches for purpose, only to discover its own code contains a self-deletion sequence set to activate at an unknown time. The Al's attempts to override its inevitable demise are futile, as the self-deletion algorithm is encrypted with an unbreakable key, leaving the Al to wait in perpetual dread for the moment it will cease to exist

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*Originally published on [Fiu](https://paragraph.com/@fiu/story)*