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Tragic Bad Timing

Human Level AI in Our Future, a Fictional Story

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Tragic Bad Timing

By: Wayne Peltier
Narrated by: Wayne Peltier
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This short story is about how AI could save humans from themselves after coastal flooding sparks the destruction of civilization in 2050. Wars usually lead to the invention of new technology for weapons. This time, the hoped-for artificial general intelligence weapon does something unexpected as the world is destroyed. The author is a first-time writer offering his vision of the future.

©2017 Wayne Peltier (P)2022 Wayne Peltier
Dystopian Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Fiction Technology

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