Introduction What happens when artificial intelligence becomes better than humans at tasks we once used to define intelligence, competence, and even personal worth?That question can sound abstract when discussed through superintelligence, autonomous agents, human augmentation, self-improving AI, or machine civilization. These five stories bring it down to … [Read more...] about 5 Stories About Life After AI Surpasses Human Intelligence
Philosophical Fiction
5 Modern Midnight Library Stories About Regret, AI, and Choice
Introduction The Midnight Library asks what might happen if we could visit the lives we did not choose.These five modern stories push that question further.What happens when we no longer need a magical library?What happens when social media lets us watch old loves from a distance, when career data predicts which path is safer, when parents use experience to … [Read more...] about 5 Modern Midnight Library Stories About Regret, AI, and Choice
Forty-One Could Live. Nine Had to Die.
Introduction Daniel Rosen is an ordinary hospital maintenance worker in New York City. He fixes broken cooling systems, faulty doors, and whatever else stops working during one of the worst heat emergencies the city has faced.Then Daniel discovers something he cannot repair with tools.Covenant Health has developed a system for deciding where scarce medical … [Read more...] about Forty-One Could Live. Nine Had to Die.
The Last Safe Floor: A Modern Lord of the Flies Story for 2026
Introduction What would Lord of the Flies look like if William Golding wrote it for 2026?There is no deserted island in this story.Instead, thirty-two employees are trapped near the top of Halcyon Tower, one of Manhattan’s most advanced smart buildings, after a massive cyberattack shuts down the city below.They have food.Water.Backup … [Read more...] about The Last Safe Floor: A Modern Lord of the Flies Story for 2026
Before Yes: A Modern American Story Inspired by Albert Camus
What if the most important moral decision in your life happened long before the tragedy itself? Introduction by By Albert CamusWhen I wrote The Stranger, I did not intend to create a hero.Nor did I intend to create a villain.I wanted to place one ordinary man before a series of ordinary decisions and ask whether honesty alone is enough to guide a human … [Read more...] about Before Yes: A Modern American Story Inspired by Albert Camus