Intelligentsia
(part of a larger anthology called Tales of Sorcery and Silicone)
Author: Terence MacManus
Pages: 9
Average reading time: 0.3hrs
(Average reading time is calculated at 2 mins per page)
Short Summary:
Francis is just finished from a hard day at work but he doesn't plan to go straight home. His personal AI assistant has some thoughts on the matter.
The Good:
Despite not being about the shiniest of subject matter this story made me smile in the end. Set in a world with some interesting ideas on what humans will do when they have the technology, our viewpoint is from a man who is behind said technology, knows how it works and doesn't have the same faith in it as the general populous. I can get behind that as a software dev in real life...
The Bad:
I wasn't a fan that the AI typed in all caps. I get what the author was trying to for but I couldn't help but think of it as yelling. WORDS HURT, FRANCIS.
The Conclusion:
A cool look into an interesting world with a lovely ending.
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