Preamble: Sterling A.D. Vance, a button-down emeritus professor of archeology, himself a figurative fossil, reluctantly engages an AI device to help him uncover the mysteries of past societies. The device, which was newly deployed university-wide, seemingly hallucinates at random but then proves to be a better sleuth than anyone could imagine.
By: Robert R. Burch and Alma L.L.M. Gemini
A Work of Flash Fiction
WANTED: For Overthrowing the Tyranny of the First Draft
The Precinct of Digital Compliance has issued an urgent bulletin for the individual pictured here. While witnesses say the suspect has a striking resemblance to the author of this blog,
By Elias P. Thorne, The Gotham Gazette
It was with a heavy heart and a freshly polished monocle that I first cast my gaze upon this "Coffee Break Fiction." One hears much talk these days of so-called "Large Language Models," as if one could simply automate the Muse. It is a vulgar notion—the "silicon partnership" is often little more than a bastardization of the pen.
Preamble: This verse adds to Coffee Break Fiction through a set of five stanzas, each composed of five-line limericks. The natural whimsy of limericks provides a lighter, more rhythmic quality compared to some of our other stories. We hope these little poems are a happy alternative to some of the more serious themes in this blog.
