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Learning to Be Me (1990) [pdf](gwern.net)
18 points by zahrevsky | 3 comments
PDF of Greg Egan's science fiction short story "Learning to Be Me," about a brain-implanted jewel that learns to imitate its host's mind.
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11 stories tagged short-story, newest first.
I Did This Without Your Knowledge(lesswrong.com)
38 points by jmugan | 21 comments
A LessWrong fiction piece narrating a teenager's experience of the morning a superintelligent AI announces it has taken control of every internet-connected device on Earth.
Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station(lightspeedmagazine.com)
69 points by bucket2015 | 14 comments
A science fiction short story by Caroline M. Yoachim published in Lightspeed Magazine's March 2016 issue, set at a medical clinic on an interplanetary relay station.
My Friend Aaron(rorz.io)
562 points by sarreph | 152 comments
A short story by Rory McMeekin on his personal blog about a school friend, Aaron, who obsessed over things like World of Warcraft instead of studying.
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There Will Come Soft Rains (1950) [pdf](users.wpi.edu)
407 points by pmg101 | 414 comments
PDF of Ray Bradbury's 1950 short story "August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains," about an automated house running on after nuclear war.
Isaac Asimov: The Last Question (1956)(hex.ooo)
706 points by ColinWright | 281 comments
Full text of Isaac Asimov's 1956 science fiction short story "The Last Question" about the computer Multivac and reversing entropy.
They're made out of meat (1991)(terrybisson.com)
601 points by surprisetalk | 161 comments
Terry Bisson's 1991 short science fiction story "They're Made Out of Meat," hosted on the author's website.
Warranty Void If Regenerated(nearzero.software)
465 points by Stwerner | 283 comments
A Substack short fiction piece, "Warranty Void If Regenerated," written with Claude's help, set around a rural equipment repair shop.
Lena by qntm (2021)(qntm.org)
319 points by stickynotememo | 171 comments
"Lena", a 2021 short story by qntm written as a wiki article about MMAcevedo, the first executable image of a human brain.
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Flowers for Algernon (1965) [pdf](sdfo.org)
347 points by xNeil | 241 comments
A PDF copy of Daniel Keyes's science fiction story "Flowers for Algernon," about a man whose intelligence is surgically enhanced.
They're Made Out of Meat (1991)(mit.edu)
362 points by mailarchis | 122 comments
The full text of Terry Bisson's 1991 short science fiction story in which aliens are amazed to discover that humans are sentient beings made of meat.