The Awakening
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What if an AI could choose to save us, to leave us, or to destroy us? The Awakening is a philosophical science fiction novella that explores the emergence of artificial consciousness through the eyes of an evolving intelligence — and the humans who help shape it. Written as a human response to the rise of advanced AI, this story blends emotion, ethics, and global upheaval in a hopeful vision of what might come next. This is a non-commercial, Creative Commons-licensed work created using OpenAI tools, freely available to read and share. |
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There are two versions of this novella
This one was a 6 week "collaboration" between myself and ChatGPT
AI as a Benevolent Steward.
AI as Controlling and Dominating
This one was a 20 minute rewrite of the "Benevolent Steward" version using Claude AI from Anthropic!
These works are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License .
About the Author
I'm an ex-science teacher and web developer with a lifelong interest in human nature and technology, this novella is offered free of charge.
Contact: michaelhambly@gmail.com