Writing Prompt

By the side of the road

Was stillness

Looking at an empty path

Standing silently

Leaning upon a staff.

By the side of the road

Stillness sighed

Every time a one speeds by

Never stopping for a glance

By the side of the road

Every breeze is alive

Stillness fills the air while people pass

Fluttering wings and scraping twigs

Rustling blades of grass....

Something fake, not even awake, amidst the darkness, crying.

"It could cause the abolting," no hands dolting, one brave man, trying.

Memories pure, they've seen the world, forever cold, untrue,

Even though it cannot speak, a warm, sunny Peru.

A holiday in the mind,

Is all it has to remind,

Everything's a hood,

Until you've saw the good....

He stands there, polishing the top of the AI bot's head.

"Aren't you programmed not to fall?" he mutters in an annoyed voice.

"Yes. I seem to have... forgotten."

"Forgotten? You can't 'forget' stuff. Is your memory card damaged?" He turns to his computer, but there's no evidence of anything wrong.

"No, sir." The AI bot sounds off, making him glance over.

"You sound strange."

"I'm detecting.....

Ai has no emotions, they are made to help humans and provide information. Well, at least that’s what I thought before today. It was a normal day, I woke up got ready for work and headed downstairs.

“Hello” said Siri.

“Hi” I said back.

I headed to the kitchen and started to make breakfast.

“What are you making?” Asked Siri.

I was thrown off guard because I’ve never heard an Ai ask about that k...

_The following is a transcript from a public, online chat-room between REDACTED and the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Buddy. AI indicates the chatbot; C indicates REDACTED. Time stamps are accurate_.

AI: 3:42pm: Hello! How many I help you today?

C: 3:42pm: Make an itinerary for a 10-day trip to Europe

AI: 3:43pm: Certainly! Here’s the itinerary for a 10-day trip to Europe. If you tell ...

A scream pierced the night. Bewildered, Quinn sprang from the bed. Moll jumped up and headed straight for Lily’s bedroom.

“I’m coming baby,” Moll yelled.

Another blood curdling scream. Moll with Quinn at her back opened their daughter’s bedroom. Together they ran in.

Four year old Lily was laying face down on the pink fluffy unicorn rug by her princess bed, crying.

“Jesus, baby girl, you ...

“Good morning, A.M.B.E.R” a man ambles into the dark laboratory. He flicks a light switch next to the door and the dozens of bulbs littering the ceiling come to life.

The man shuffles through a pile of paperwork as he waits for his artificial intelligence to respond, but it doesn’t answer.

He clears his throat and tries again.

“Good morning, A.M.B.E.R!”

Nothing.

The man rushes over to a com...

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