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Martin Smith
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Sci-fi and Fantasy tales of discovery and humor

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Feb 2025

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Alpha1

I sincerely gave this story five stars for how engaging it is, and for its excellent parallel with Jurassic Park. However, I think many authors who write about AI become too focused on the familiar "humans vs. machines" conflict and end up attributing very human motives to artificial intelligence. Wiping out billions of people simply because there are too many of them is, paradoxically, a very human kind of inhuman decision. To me, Stanisław Lem's vision of von Neumann automata in The Invincible

Viacheslav Sannikov

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A Matter of Perspective

At first glance, this feels like a joke. But what if it isn't? Was someone playing a prank on the protagonist, or hinting that powerful beings—like Q from Star Trek—are watching humanity? The story leaves plenty of room for the reader's imagination.

Viacheslav Sannikov

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Alpha1

PERFECTION. Nothing less than perfect, I am at awe keep up the good work, keep writing.

aISHA LEBAKI

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A Matter of Perspective

Brilliant storyline. I am amazed and inspired.

aISHA LEBAKI

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Alpha1

Hi! I just read your story, and I’m obsessed! Your writing is incredible, and I kept imagining how cool it would be as a comic. I’m a professional commissioned artist, and I’d love to work with you to turn it into one, if you’re into the idea, of course! I think it would look absolutely stunning. Feel free to message me on Disc0rd (elsaa_uww)

elsaa79

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A Matter of Perspective

This was brilliantly executed—what started as a meticulous, yet almost mundane observation of a shoe unraveled into a chilling, mind-bending revelation. The slow burn of realization and the contrast between something so ordinary and something so impossible made for an incredibly haunting read. Loved it!

E Chance

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