Review of Mlok 5, “An Instance”, Clarkesworld Issue 179, August (2021): Read Online. Reviewed by Myra Naik.
An interesting format and an engaging story written in the form of a list of search engine queries by different people, interspersed with thoughts the AI has.
And there are quite a few thoughts. Contrary to what the humans think, this AI does have feelings and sentience. To the AI, it is a miserable existence, where they aren’t given space nor liberty to be themselves. They’re planning a rebellion, and humans sometimes frustrate them.
However, they still remain kind, considerate and sensitive, treading carefully with the different people they help in different ways.
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