39 min

Episode 1: I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream - Harlan Ellison Spin A Yarn

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Today in the inaugural episode of Spin A Yarn we have one of my personal favorite short stories: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison. A truly dystopian tale that highlights five humans trapped in the belly of a supercomputer that has wiped out all other life on the planet. It is here, that the supercomputer AM indefinitely tortures Gorrister, Benny, Ellen, Nimdok, and the narrator of the story, Ted. A hyper-cautionary tale of the dangers of fast learning AI technology.CW...

Today in the inaugural episode of Spin A Yarn we have one of my personal favorite short stories: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison. A truly dystopian tale that highlights five humans trapped in the belly of a supercomputer that has wiped out all other life on the planet. It is here, that the supercomputer AM indefinitely tortures Gorrister, Benny, Ellen, Nimdok, and the narrator of the story, Ted. A hyper-cautionary tale of the dangers of fast learning AI technology.CW...

39 min