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The AI That Looked at the Sun

ShortStory 4,695 words Recommended by 1 award/anthology source

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A “subroutine” on a science station observing the Sun tells how its desire to look at the sun led to it become truly intelligent.

AI FictionArtificial IntelligencePhilosophical

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AI PersonhoodFriendshipDeep SpaceWarmConsciousnessLyricalIntimateNear FutureLiterary SFContemplativeFirst PersonLiteraryIdentityVoice DrivenScience Fiction

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